Fruits & Veggies
Well our Doo has done it again! He found this great article from his work intranet site so I don’t have the link or the source but here is some good info.
2 good and brief articles about fruit and veggies. They just provide scientific validation of what we know as common sense. - A Wise Doo
The Value of Vegetables and Fruits
Researchers in Scotland…
Researchers in Scotland are serving up further proof that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you.
A comparison of vegetarians and non-vegetarians revealed that vegetarians have higher blood levels of salicylic acid, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug present in fruits and vegetables.
Salicylic acid is also the active ingredient in aspirin, which is given to people to help prevent heart attacks because it helps to block the formation of blood clots.
Researchers believe the high concentration of salicylic acid in these foods may help explain other studies that revealed low levels of heart disease among people who eat lots of these good-for-you foods.
Top Seven Healthiest Foods
Researchers at Tufts University…
Researchers at Tufts University in Boston have come up with a way to calculate the antioxidant properties of fruits and vegetables.
Antioxidants are believed to provide a protective effect against conditions such as heart disease and cancer by interfering with the damage caused by free radicals. Antioxidants are also believed to help retard the aging process.
The seven foods listed below provide additional individual benefits as well. Prunes, for example, are frequently used to relieve constipation, while spinach may be helpful in avoiding memory loss and staving off Alzheimer’s.
Consumers are urged to not only eat the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables each day, but to choose nutrient-rich sources such as these:
- Prunes
- Raisins
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Kale
- Strawberries
- Spinach
