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Humble Salad Leaf may Help Combat Cancer

... They were given 85g of watercress the popular leafy vegetable used in salads, to eat daily, once, for 8 weeks. This amount is equivalent to a bowl of salad which most of us can polish off easily. Examination of white blood cell DNA damage, a biomarker of cancer, showed a reduction by around 23 perce...

Spring is Time for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness

...a heart-healthy diet rich in fish, fruit and green leafy vegetables; avoiding foods with trans fats; exercising and controlling your blood pressure and weight.” Other risk reducers include: ? The National Eye Institute’s (NEI) Age-Related Eye Disease Study found that high levels of antioxidants and zin...

Scientists Genetically Engineer Tomatoes With Enhanced Folate Content

...nd vegetables." The vitamin is commonly found in leafy green vegetables like spinach, but few people eat enough produce to get the suggested amount of folate. So, in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration made it mandatory that many grain productssuch as rice, flour and cornmeal be enriched with a synthe...

Eat Fruits, Vegetables to Ward Off Cancer

...up of cut fruit, 6 ounces of fruit juice, 1 cup of leafy vegetables, or 1/2 cup of other vegetables. The third study suggests that chemicals in cruciferous vegetables and soy reduce production of two proteins necessary for the spread of breast and ovarian cancers, reported the online edition of health ma...

Pistachio Nuts Keep Away Heart Diseases

... also provide the same antioxidants found in dark, leafy vegetables and brightly colored fruit. "Our study has shown that pistachios, eaten with a healthy heart diet, may decrease a person's CVD risk profile,” opines primary investigator Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at Pe...

March of Dimes Praises Folic Acid Fortification

...d foods that naturally contain folic acid, such as leafy green vegetables. Studies show that if all women consumed the recommended amount of folic acid before and during the early months of pregnancy up to 70 percent of all NTDs could be prevented. The March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies...

Tomatoes are Not So Effective in Preventing Prostate Cancer

...uctive to advise people against eating carrots and leafy vegetables, I would say to be cautious about taking beta carotene supplements, particularly at high doses, and consult a physician," Peters said. The study is published in the May issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention....

Lipoic Acid may Help to Live Long, Free of Degenerative Disease

...y that it is normally found at low levels in green leafy vegetables, but can also be taken as a supplement. "Our studies have shown that mice supplemented with lipoic acid have a cognitive ability, behaviour, and genetic expression of almost 100 detoxification and antioxidant genes that are comparable to...

Bone Health Protection by Dietary Calcium

...such as calcium-fortified orange juice. Dark green leafy vegetables also contain calcium, but it is not as readily absorbed as calcium from dairy sources....

Food Fortification With Folic Acid Does The Trick

...ound in citrus fruits, nuts, liver and dark green, leafy vegetables. It creates healthy new cells that help form a baby's brain, spine, organs, skin and bones. Medical authorities began campaigns in the 1990s to tell women of childbearing age to take folic acid supplements, and in 1998 the Canadian gove...

Folicacid Fortification Very Beneficial

...tetrahydrofolate, found naturally in foods such as leafy green vegetables, legumes and citrus fruits. The body's response to folic acid appears to be complex, says Mason. While fortification of the food supply is clearly beneficial for women of child-bearing age and their offspring, it is possible that i...

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