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Eating Fabulous

Archive for September 2007

September 11th, 2007

Eating Fabulous in School

It’s “Back-to-School” in this month’s b5media Science and Health Channel and Eating Fabulous highlights the latest developments in the naked chef Jamie Oliver’s school healthy dinner campaign in the UK. Here are the changes they have and will be implementing regarding school meals:
In autumn 2006, school dinners in England officially excluded crisps, chocolate, fizzy […]

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September 9th, 2007

Whole Grain Rich Breakfast Helps Regulate Blood Sugar

One step to a healthier lifestyle is pumping up your breakfast. Ideally, breakfast should be the biggest, most power-filled meal of the day. If you want to make your breakfast even healthier, make sure you incorporate whole-grain products, such as breads and cereals with barley or rye. A new study indicates that such carbo-rich foods […]

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September 5th, 2007

Avocados May Help Prevent Oral Cancer

Avocados have high folic acid content, the lack of which has been linked to the development of cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the phytochemicals in this fruit has been recently shown to have cancer-fighting potentials, particularly in oral cancer.
D’Ambrosio, who collaborated with researchers in Ohio State’s College of Pharmacy, found that phytochemicals […]

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September 4th, 2007

Resveratrol May Prevent Prostate Cancer

Resveratrol, an antioxidant compound found in grapes, raspberries, peanuts and blueberries, has been shown in animal trials to have potential in helping reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.
In the study resveratrol-fed mice showed an 87 percent reduction in their risk of developing prostate tumors that contained the worst kind of cancer-staging diagnosis. The […]

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September 3rd, 2007

Black Raspberries May Help Prevent Cancer

One of my favorite summer treats: red and black raspberries, just sprinkled with a bit of sugar, or perhaps with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. A recent animal trial suggests that black raspberry powder inhibits harmful chemicals from producing cancer in the oral cavity, the esophagus and the colon. […]

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