Phytochemicals
Berry compound reduces aging effect
By Rosalie Marion BlissIn a new study, aged laboratory animals that ate a diet rich in the berry and grape compound pterostilbene performed better than
Broccoli compound may help prevent respiratory inflammation
Eating high amounts of broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage daily may reduce the risk of respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a new study....
Vegetable-based drug could suppress melanoma
Compounds extracted from green vegetables when used along with selenium could be a potent treatment for melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, according to a new study published in the March 2009 issue of Clinical Cancer Research....
Resveratrol may prevent breast cancer
TUESDAY July 8, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) ---Taking the amount of resveratrol found in a glass of red wine could suppress a carcinogenesis that would otherwise lead ...
New Study: Pycnogenol® Significantly Reduces Menstrual Pain
A new study reveals dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes extremely painful menstrual periods affecting millions of women each year, can be reduced naturally by taking Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree. The multi-center field study, published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, shows women with dysmenorrhea who supplemented with Pycnogenol® experienced less pain and required less pain medications during menstruation....
Apple pectin helps metabolic syndrome
THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Apple pectin may help metabolism and cardiovascular health in patients with metabolic syndrome, according to researchers from the University Complutense and the Hospital Central de la Defensa (CDEAS) in Spain....
Green tea extract fights genital and perianal warts
WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study found that topical sinecatechins, a defined green tea extract, is effective at treating external genital and perianal warts....
Eating lots of flavonoids may reduce risk of lung cancer in smokers
Monday June 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A Finnish study suggests that high intake of flavonoids particularly flavonol and flavan-3-ols may reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in current and previous smokers...
Red wine compound may retard cardiac aging process
Monday June 9, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Florida have found that daily intake of a small dose of a red wine ingredient known as resveratrol helps slow the aging process in the heart....
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