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 Vegetable Information - November 23, 2008
| London, England (AHN)-A new study published in the current edition of the European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry makes a startling discovery: instead of being a healthy side-dish, roasted vegetables are actually as acidic as fizzy drinks | | Connecticut elementary, middle, and high schools will no longer be selling sodas or other sugary beverages to students after July, when a new bill comes into effect. Connecticut's state legislature voted in favor of the bill on Thursday, and Gov. Jodi Rell has pledged to sign it. Connecticut will be the fourth state in the U.S. that has a strong law in schools that makes an effort to curb child and adolescent obesity | | Eating a high amount of polyunsaturated fats and vitamin E may halve the risk of developing motor neurone disease, a study suggests. Polyunsaturated fats include omega 3 in certain vegetable oils and omega 6 in fish and green leafy vegetables. Dutch researchers found people who had the highest daily intake of the fats had a 60% lower risk of developing MND compared to those who ate the least | | According to health experts, and contrary to popular belief, giving children foods fortified with calcium to help build up their bones, actually make very little, if any impact. The mineral is added to many breakfast cereals, snack bars and drinks as manufacturers woo the parental market | | According to researchers, a Mediterranean diet - made up of lots of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, fish and a little red wine - can help cut the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. The finding, published in the early online addition of Annals of Neurology, comes from a study of 2,258 older adults in New York, according to CBS news | |
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