American Chemical Society Meeting Tackles Health Benefits from Phytochemicals
Superfoods, and what makes them so, are the stars at next week’s American Chemical Society meeting.
The world’s largest scientific society is observing the 100th anniversary of its Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division with a series of talks aimed at new discoveries in the health benefits from phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables.
“Mom’s conventional wisdom of eating fruits and vegetables to lead a healthy life has evolved into more scientific, fact-finding research during the last four decades due to advances in science,” said Dr. Bhimu Patil, the division chair and director of the Texas A&M University Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center.
“Studies are showing the importance of fruits, vegetables and nuts in reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases,” Patil said in a message to membership. “It is befitting that (the society) is focusing more on health and preventing diseases.”
About time, too. If we can identify the active compounds in food that confers benefits in disease prevention and treatment, that’s already a big step in making full use of what nature is providing us.
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