Health Benefits of Tomatoes When it comes to health benefits, tomatoes are probably most well known for their abundance of heart-healthy lycopene. Indeed, tomatoes contain the highest known amount of lycopene out of any other food, but they offer a wealth of other nutritive properties in addition to this coronary-loving compound. Tomatoes are also rich […]
Study Finds Clear Differences Between Organic and Conventional Meat and Milk
Key findings: both organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products organic meat had slightly lower concentrations of two saturated fats (myristic and palmitic acid) that are linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease organic milk contains 40% more conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) organic milk contains […]
Study: Greens Feed Your “Good” Gut Bacteria
Gut We all know that eating leafy green vegetables is good for our health in many ways, but if you needed more motivation, researchers have some for you. A study published today in the journal Nature Chemical Biology says that a special type of sulfur-containing sugar called sulfoquinovose (SQ for short) is able to help the body colonize […]
Study: Low Fat vs Low Carb?
Low Fat vs Low Carb A study published in August by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (part of the National Institutes of Health) in the journal Cell Metabolism states that when low fat vs low carb diets were compared, a low fat diet led to faster body fat loss by 68 percent. Carb […]
Top Vegetables for Vitamin A
If you’re looking for Vitamin A, cod liver oil is the top food source hands down. (Other exotic livers like moose liver and seal liver are also high in vitamin A–who knew!) But, if you’re vegan or don’t like the taste or cost of cod liver oil, there are plenty of delicious and nutritious ways […]
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