Food and Nutritions
Food Source for Best Antioxidants
When it comes to antioxidant intake, the person should not focus on any food or food group. Winter is a wide variety of foods as part of a healthy and well balanced. Among the best sources of antioxidants include:
- Berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries and cranberries are among the main sources of antioxidants.
- Legumes such as beans (beans), small red, beans kidney, pinto beans beans or black, are all rich in antioxidants.
- Fruits, as many varieties of apple (with skin) are rich in antioxidants, like avocado (avocado), cherries, green and red pears, fresh or dried plums, pineapple, kiwi and others.
- Vegetables such as artichokes, spinach, cabbage, red or white potatoes (with skin), yams (sweet potatoes) and broccoli are among the more antioxidants they contain. While cooking foods affects the levels of antioxidants by the method of cooking vegetables, cook one study found that generally increases these levels in some vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Best Antioxidants
We always hear that antioxidants may help prevent disease and improve overall health. Is it true what they say? Should I take a supplement of antioxidants plus daily multiple vitamin?
Response from Dr. Donald Hensrud, Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA:
It is true that antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotene, lycopene, lutein and many other substances, may play a role in preventing diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease and macular degeneration. However, research indicates that the mere fact of taking antioxidant supplements is not the best way to give the body what it needs and, in fact, consuming such supplements could be harmful.
Fortunately, research also continues to show that it is increasingly feasible to extract the potential health benefits of antioxidants by eating foods rich in them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Where to find Antioxidants?
If you want to strengthen your immune system and your overall health, start by filling your plate of food rich in vitamin E, vitamin C and beta-carotene, which are the main sources of antioxidants:
- Foods rich in vitamin E: carrots, broccoli, papaya, mango, spinach, peppers (bell peppers, red peppers), squash
- Foods rich in Vitamin C: orange, grapefruit, kiwi, tomatoes, sweet potatoes (yams), broccoli, strawberries
- Foods rich in beta-carotene: apricots (apricot), asparagus, melons, beets (beet), maize, melons, sweet potatoes (yams), peaches, carrots Read the rest of this entry »
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What are Antioxidants?
Perhaps you’ve already crossed more than once with the word “antioxidants” when you’re reading about nutrition and healthy diet. But it’s no secret that many people do not know for sure the meaning of this word. Here are the antioxidant story, why they are important to health and which foods you can find.
When we talk about good nutrition, it is common to talk about the health benefits of antioxidants for health. Based on this, the doctors always recommend that you take a diet rich in foods containing antioxidants. Many people, however, do not know for sure what these substances and what role. Sometimes because of embarrassment or simply do not ask is so named because it is assumed that they are good and no one is interested in learning more about them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Studies that question the effectiveness of taking supplements
There are studies that question the effectiveness of taking supplements to prevent the following diseases:
Cancer: A study in 2009 by the National Cancer Institute of the United States reported that selenium and vitamin E do not prevent prostate cancer. In fact, research has found that may present an increased risk of developing prostate cancer due to intake of vitamin E and the additional risk of developing type 2 diabetes by taking selenium. In another study (Physician’s Health Study II) found that neither vitamin C nor vitamin E reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate and lung, or other common cancers in men.
Heart disease: the Harvard Medical School conducted a study in 2008 women to determine whether folic acid and B vitamins were effective in preventing heart attacks, strokes and death from heart disease. The results indicated that the supplements are not effective. In addition, vitamin E was found to be linked to an increased risk of stroke. Recent studies suggest that antioxidant supplements previously thought to help remove fatty deposits in arteries, however, can increase levels of “bad” and block the effect of cholesterol-lowering medications. Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin and mineral supplements, are they effective or not?
In the U.S. there is a great devotion to the supplements. Can a pill actually contain vitamins and minerals we need to stay healthy and prevent disease? New findings call into question these beliefs. Keep reading to you find out the truth about vitamin and mineral supplements.
Imagine this scene: go to a restaurant and ask for an orange juice and a green salad. The waiter surprises you with two pills: a vitamin C and folic acid. The reality is that not the same refreshing sip juice or eat a delicious salad, which take a pill to feed you. Not just because they do not enjoy the same, but because the pills do not contain all the properties of food, such as fiber. But despite this, in the United States, according to figures published in the Nutrition Business Journal, spent $ 10 billion in vitamin and mineral supplements in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fish Oil and Prostate Cancer
A recent study suggests that a low fat diet with fish oil supplements may slow the progression of prostate cancer.
Fish oil containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, for its acronym in English) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA for its acronym in English). Favorable evidence from several studies suggest that intake of recommended amounts of DHA and EPA – by eating fish or taking fish oil supplements – lowers triglycerides, the risk of death, myocardial infarction, abnormal rhythms dangerous heart and stroke in people with known cardiovascular disease. It also reduces the buildup of atherosclerotic plaques (“hardening of the arteries”), and lowers blood pressure slightly. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Milk
Milk and dairy foods in general are of high biological value protein. This means that these proteins contain all essential amino acids for the body. It also contains calcium, and is a very good source of vitamin A, which is essential in times of growth as well as pregnancy and lactation.
High intakes of calcium as milk in the years surrounding menopause has been shown to decrease bone mineral density loss that inevitably occurs after the disappearance of menses. In addition, the calcium in milk is in the form of phosphate salt, which is the way that calcium is more readily absorbable. Children and adolescents as well as their bones grow longitudinally, have to form a bone so that it has a great consistency. Read the rest of this entry »
Vitamin B Complex: B13, B15 and B17
Vitamin B13
It’s called orotic acid, is a vitamin which has little knowledge, only known to participate in the metabolism of folic acid and vitamin B12, and prevent liver problems and premature aging. It abounds in edible roots and there are no symptoms that can produce a deficiency.
Vitamin B15
Also called pangamic acid which has antioxidant effect, facilitates the absorption of oxygen in all tissues, stimulates the immune system responses (that which prevents us from attack by viruses and bacteria), lower blood cholesterol levels, relieves symptoms of asthma , decreases fatigue, controlling the desire to drink alcohol, avoid raw and prolongs the life span of cells. It is contained, for example, in yeast, sesame seeds, pumpkin and whole grains. Its lack causes nervous disorders, heart disease and decreased oxygenation of tissues. Read the rest of this entry »
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Vitamin B Complex: B8, B9 and B12
Vitamin B8
It is known as Biotin or vitamin H, and is essential in the metabolism of fats and proteins, helps to treat baldness, prevents premature onset of gray hair, relieves muscle pain, eczema and dermatitis controls, and combat depression and drowsiness. Found in liver, nuts, peanut butter, egg yolks and cauliflower. If you have an intake deficiency may have impaired function above, the problems are aggravated skin, nausea and loss of appetite.
The world of cosmetics has been included in the formulas for certain products, especially creams and gels, both body and facial because it softens the skin and protects from seborrhea. Read the rest of this entry »
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