Food and Nutritions
The Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables and Cancer Prevention
What is the truth about the consumption of fruits and vegetables and cancer prevention?
It has long stressed the idea that eating lots of fruits and vegetables play an important role in cancer prevention. While a diet rich in vegetables and fruits is essential for good health, a new study notes that there is no concrete evidence that increased consumption of these foods protect against cancer. Here I tell you what it is this new study, which anyway does not mean you should stop eating healthily. On the contrary, as obesity in contrast, does increase the risk of cancer.
Whenever we talk about good health, come to light two necessities in a healthy diet: fruits and vegetables. If you incorporate these foods into your daily diet, surely will be more healthy in every way: have a healthy weight, you will help your heart health, increase your chances of having normal pressure and cholesterol under control. Read the rest of this entry »
Chia may lower blood sugar
According to one study, consumption of chia seeds could reduce blood sugar after a meal (postprandial glycemia).
Salvia hispanica is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Lamiaceae (mint). It is believed that its origin is Central America, where the seed (historically called “tube” or “chia”) was a staple of Aztec diet. The seeds of a related plant, Salvia columbariae (also called “golden chia”), were used primarily by Indians in the southwestern United States. The roots of other related plant, Salvia miltiorrhiza (sage), are used for medicinal purposes in China and other countries.
The seeds of Salvia hispanica have an oval shape, are about 1 mm in diameter and ranging in color from brown (brown) dark gray to white. According to historians, ended the cultivation of chia with the fall of the Aztec civilization. However, chia was rediscovered in the late 1900′s and is now grown commercially. It is believed that the seeds of Salvia hispanica are rich in essential fatty acids omega-3, 6 and 9 and fiber, which are promoted for various health benefits. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »