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If a fruit of veggie has a medicinal value, do you get the same benefit if you drink juice from it? Or does its healing powers decrease?
According to the abstract of a study published in a December issue of the International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition:
Are the protective benefits of [fruit and vegetables (F&V)] […]
Yep, the old adage is true: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
A recent article on MSNBC touts the pectin and antioxidant flavonoid content of apples, thus helping lower the risk of heart disease and cancer. Nothing new there, but if you want a primer on how antioxidants work, the article is a good […]
Two separate studies have demonstrated that pomegranate possess potent anti-cancer properties.
In a recent study, a pomegranate fruit extract was prepared by extracting the edible portion of pomegranate fruit in 70% acetone and 30% water. Then the extract was filtered, freeze-dried and stored at -4°C. Using, Using 150 microgram PFE per ml of this preparation, scientists […]
I already have several previous entries on chocolate. If you’re still not convinced that a moderate consumption of dark chocolate can do you good, well, here’s a new one: the flavonoids in cocoa beans appears to have a biochemical effect similar to aspirin in reducing platelet clumping, which can be fatal if a clot forms […]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a visual impairment common among the elderly in which the center of the field of vision appears as a black spot (see image here). It affects approximately 15 million Americans and in the UK, about 12% of men and 29% of women over the age of 75 suffer from this […]
I’ve entered a previous entry on genetically engineered tomatoes to Mendel’s Garden, a blogging carnival about everything genetics-related, hosted this time at Evolgen. There’s one other food entry I’ve spotted: DNA Talk marvels on the medicinal benefits of coffee, pretty much what I have enumerated in a previous entry.
What role genetics play there, however, […]
If it would lessen your risk for contracting heart disease or type-2 diabetes, would you eat tomatoes genetically engineered to have enriched flavonoid content?
Flavonoids are secondary plant metabolites thought to play an important role in reducing risks for cardiovascular diseases. So, scientists came up with a tomato cultivar with richer flavonoid content by inserting […]
Muscle pains from too much exercise? Cherry juice might help.
The researchers found that the weakening of the elbow flexion strength in the cherry group was significantly lower than the placebo group. The strength loss after four days, tested on an arm curl bench, was only four per cent for the cherry juice group, but was […]
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