Category Archives: Diet
Peanut Butter May Guard Against Breast Cancer
A recent study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment found that women who eat peanut butter or peanuts at a young age may decrease their chances for breast cancer. Dr. Graham Colditz and his colleagues found that girls ages 9-15 who ate nuts and peanut butter twice a week were 39 %… Continue Reading
Carbonation Effects on Brain and Sweetness Perception
In a recent study, researchers have found that carbonation alters how the brain perceives sweetness. Specifically, carbonation makes it harder for the brain to distinguish the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners. Researchers used MRI to monitor changes in brain activity in response to natural and artificially sweetened carbonated beverages. The results identify a puzzling… Continue Reading
Fruit May Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Do you want to know another reason why eating fruits maybe beneficial to your diet? A recent study done by the Harvard School of Public Heath shows that eating fruit may decrease your risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers gathered information from the Nurses’ Health Study, Nurses’ Health Study II, and Health Professionals Follow-up study. … Continue Reading
Back to School
Fall is here again and needless to say it is a busy time of year. School starts again, classes and homework start to pile up, work schedules replace free time, and in our fast paced lifestyle it seems like everything is rushed. With so much going on it’s easy to let healthy choices become replaced… Continue Reading
Sugar Coated Findings
Sugar consumption has increased 50% since 1970s in the American Diet. This is one reason why diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease has also increased. A study done by the University of Utah show that sugar is toxic to mice even in “safe” doses. This study was an animal trial in which mice were given one… Continue Reading
The Nutty Truth: Nuts Exhibit Potential Health Benefits
Did you know that fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States has declined? Fruits and vegetables are important to the diet because they contain compounds called polyphenols. There is also one other food source that contains this helpful compound that many would overlook—nuts. Polyphenols act as antioxidants and may help with some health problems… Continue Reading
Do You Eat an Avocado with Your Hamburger?
If you answer “No, I already have plenty of fat in my burger from meat; but I do add avocado to my salad” – then you are not alone in this point of view. Many of us have heard about fats causing atherosclerosis, fats also cause oxidative damage. So, when we eat our burger, we… Continue Reading
Can Green Coffee Bean Extract “Burn Fat”?
Green Coffee Beans Coffee beans or seeds of the coffee plant are the pits found inside the red fruits called cherries. These seeds/pits are referred to as “beans” because of their appearance similarity to true beans (1). Green coffee beans are coffee beans that have not yet been roasted, or simply said, raw beans. Green… Continue Reading
Mulberry May Help with Weight Management
In recent years, scientists have been more and more attracted to investigate the benefits of fruits, vegetables, and their natural pigments. Many fruits have been found to possess antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory and lypoxygenase inhibition effects. Some fruits, vegetables and their extracts have shown to be preventive of diet-induced obesity. These include purple corn, black soybean, blood… Continue Reading
