Archive for 'Fruit'
Grape Polyphenols Help Fight Diabetes, Research Says
// Researchers coming from the South of France’s University of Montpellier reported that rats that were given a high-sugar and high-fat diet managed to display reduced fat accumulation in their muscle tissue provided that their diet was supplemented with grape polyphenols. The researchers believe that the antioxidant compounds that are found in red grapes are [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2011 under Diabetes, Fruit.
Tags: diabetes prevention; diabetes complications; grape polyphenols against diabetes
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Fresh Raspberries Join the Fight Against Cancer
// Raspberries belong to the rose family and are classified as a bramble fruit like blackberry. Its fragrant scent and sweet taste makes it an appetizing ingredient to pastries, sweets and certain dishes. Though raspberries are available in limited supply and are primarily grown in California from June through October, the red berry can be [...]
Posted: February 23rd, 2011 under Cancer, Fruit.
Tags: health benefits of raspberry; food against cancer; raspberry for cancer prevention
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Fruits and Vegetables Help Reduce Ischemic Heart Disease Risk
// Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from coronary artery diseases, also medically known as Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD). Ischemia happens when blood is restricted from entering a specific area, which causes the structures in that area to necrose, or to die, since blood carries with it life-giving oxygen and other essential nutrients. In [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2011 under Fruit.
Tags: ischemic heart disease prevention; benefits of fruits and vegetables; reduce IHD risk
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Food & Beverage Manufacturers Continue to Bamboozle Consumers about their Products
A recent study performed by the Prevention Institute concluded that more than 50 percent of the food and beverage products on the market with fruit pictured on their packaging actually have little to no fruit at all in the ingredients list. The Prevention Institute, which is a non-profit community health advocacy group in California conducted [...]
Posted: February 6th, 2007 under Fruit.
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