USDA.gov - Scientists have now reported new reasons for choosing “heart-healthy” oats at the grocery store.
Nutritionist Mohsen Meydani, director of the Vascular Biology Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston, MA, led the research on the natural oat compounds, called avenanthramides. Meydani previously has shown [...]

IFT.org - New food research is suggesting that colored varieties of chickpeas and carrots may make qualify them as “functional foods” or even superfoods with special nutritional benefits.
Colored chickpeas - a functional food
Colored chickpeas have significantly higher antioxidant qualities than the regular cream and beige color varieties, according to a new study in the Journal [...]

AACR.org - A daily dose of pistachios in your diet may help reduce the risk of lung cancer and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held in December 2009.
“It is known that vitamin E provides a degree of protection against certain forms [...]

Monell.org - Oleocanthal, a natural phytochemical found in extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins called ADDLs believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This structural change impedes the proteins’ ability to damage brain nerve cells.
“The findings may help identify effective preventative measures and lead to improved therapeutics in [...]

Exeter.ac.uk - Drinking the juice of red garden beets - beetroot juice - boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16 percent longer. A study led by the University of Exeter, published August 6, 2009, shows for the first time how the nitrate contained in beetroot juice leads to a reduction [...]

Stanford.edu — New research from the Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that the use of a probiotics dietary supplement after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can help obese patients to more quickly lose weight and to avoid deficiency of vitamin B12.
In a study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, [...]