blueberries

June 17, 2011 health and diet

Posted on Jun 17, 2011

An apple a day

Written by Traci

An apple a day … means you're eating plenty of the most contaminated fruit, says new report http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003574/Apples-contaminated-fruit-says-new-report.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:38 PM on 14th June 2011 They're wonderfully shiny and come in delightful shades of red, green and yellow — but apples top the contaminated by pesticides list says...

July 27, 2010 health and diet

Posted on Jul 27, 2010

blueberries against several cardiovascular disease

Written by Traci

Posted in health and diet

An article published online on July 21, 2010 in the Journal of Nutrition describes the outcome of a trial of obese men and women with metabolic syndrome which found a protective effect for blueberries against several cardiovascular disease risk factors. Metabolic syndrome is a group of factors that include reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol,...