We’ve all heard the Mediterranean diet is good for us, but what do we do when its difficult to get some of the food items in the diet? Try the Nordic diet!
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Consuming a glass of beetroot juice a day can lower blood pressure in people with hypertension.
If you want to reach a plump old age with good “functionality” then eating a classic western diet made up of foods that are fried and sweet, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products is not the way to do it.
Scientists at Cornell University have found a different way to make a super nutritious form of puffed rice.
Kids who were allowed to self serve their food gave themselves bigger portions when given an “adult plate” compared to a “child plate” that was 50% smaller.
Back in 2011 we reported on a new type of broccoli containing 2-3 times the amount of the phytonutrient glucoraphanin compared to other varieties.
Another story from the AHA conference for you. We already reported that 75% of people worldwide consume too much sodium. Now it seems that nearly 75% of commercially pre-packed meals and savoury snacks intended for 1-3 year olds are high in sodium.
An excess of salt in the diet contributed to the deaths of 2.3 million people worldwide in 2010. Despite this, 75% of people consume nearly twice the recommended levels.
Those genetic engineers have been at it again and produced a tomato that expresses a peptide (6F) that mimics good cholesterol.
Apparently the aroma molecules from olive oil can satisfy hunger, that is according to scientists from the Technische Universität München and the University of Vienna.