Consumption of High-Pressurized Vegetable Soup Increases Plasma Vitamin C and Decreases Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers While not a big surprise, it’s always nice to see studies that show an anti-inflammatory effect of vitamin C. Interesting, the levels of vitamin C estimated in the soup given to the study participants was 72 mg/day, a very […]
Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis So we all know that fruits and veggies contain compounds that are good for us. Most notable are the carotenoids–those compounds that bring the brilliant colors to fruits and veggies (reds, yellows, purples, blues…). But one glass of OJ can fight off rheumatoid arthritis? By half? Sometimes we really forget […]
Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer I’ve said many times before that one of the reasons I do not support our national organizations is that they spent very minimal time on prevention and consistently preach about finding a cure. The bottom line is that we have so many opportunities to prevent many types […]
My usual response to this is that the parent is likely not eating the vegetables that they want the child to eat, or, more often, the parent does not expect the child to enjoy the presented “healthy” food. This article may provide some insight. Researchers conducted a small focus group of 7-9 yr old children and […]
CHILDHOOD DEATHS FROM H1N1 IN ENGLAND SHOCKINGLY LOW. As I’ve said innumerable times before, it is heartbreaking to see the loss of a single child, but we always need to keep things in perspective. In England, during last year’s pandemic, devastating swine flu H1N1, the whole planet’s going to be wiped out season, 15 healthy […]
