Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antioxidants. Show all posts

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Effect of Dehydration on Raspberries: Nutritional Retention from Processing

"Extracts from dried raspberries by HAD/MIVAC methods were relatively more effective at inhibiting adipogenesis compared to HAD and FD dried raspberries."

Mejia-Meza, E. I. et al. Effect of Dehydration on Raspberries: Polyphenol and Anthocyanin Retention, Antioxidant Capacity, and Antiadipogenic Activity. Journal of Food Science 75, H5-H12 (2010). URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01383.x.




















Monday, May 31, 2010

The hidden health power of spices and herbs is revealed in recent studies

"scientists are starting to discover a whole host of health benefits from common herbs and spices—and it's possible that we humans evolved a taste for these toxic compounds because they help our bodies function better."


Observations: The hidden health power of spices and herbs is revealed in recent studies:

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Dark Roast Coffee Has More Antioxidant/Antiinflammatory Properties

Dark-roasted coffee dampens a crucial mechanism in inflammation and induces a pivotal mechanism in oxidative stress defense which has been implicated in a having a role in a number of health conditions and diseases.




Degree of roasting is the main determinant of the effects of coffee on NF-kappaB and EpRE.: "Paur, I., Balstad, T. R., and Blomhoff, R. (2010). Degree of roasting is the main determinant of the effects of coffee on nf-kappab and epre. Free radical biology & medicine, 48(9):1218-1227."