Eating Fabulous

January 9th, 2008

More Sunflower Goodness

As a segue to my previous entry on the health benefits of sunflower seeds, here are more reasons showing sunflower seeds’ disease fighting powers: WHFoods on Sunflower Seeds and the National Sunflower Association’s Health and Nutrition pages.
Tags: antioxidants, cardiovascular-disease, cholesterol, diet, functional-food, health, health-food, Healthy Eating, nutraceuticals, nutrition, phytochemicals, sunflower-seeds, ~Cancer, ~Healthy Snacks, ~Nuts

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January 8th, 2008

Health Benefits of Sunflower Seeds

Boost your salad’s health factor with a handful of sunflower seeds! Aside from being naturally rich in folate (perfect from pregnant women!) and antioxidant Vitamin E, sunflower seeds are also packed with mono- and poly-unsaturated fats which help keep the bad cholesterol away. It’s also high in selenium and copper, which, together with Vit. E, […]

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