ACS.org - Black rice can be an economical alternative source of anthocyanins for health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, according to a report from scientists at a meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Black rice is a variety of rice that received the moniker “Forbidden Rice” in [...]

WPI.edu - Expanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical study that cranberry juice cocktail blocked a strain of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) from beginning the process of infection.
The data was reported in a poster presentation at [...]

NIH-funded scientists at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio are finding that certain phytochemicals, or natural plant compounds (like resveratrol), when given in combinations, may suppress damage that can cause skin cancer.
The substances, which occur naturally in grapes, berries, walnuts and a number of other plant-based foods, were tested on mice that had been [...]

AJCN.org - Two new studies on resveratrol and red wine point to their possible benefits for body fat metabolism and vascular endothelial function.
The “French Paradox” refers to relatively low cardiovascular disease prevalence in France despite high dietary saturated fat consumption and cigarette smoking. Among factors thought to provide cardioprotective benefits to the French is red [...]

PSU.edu - Health benefits from polyphenol antioxidants - natural phytochemicals found in many fruits and vegetables - may come at a cost to some people. Penn State nutritional scientists found that eating certain polyphenols - especially EGCG (found in green tea) and grape seed extract - decreased the amount of iron the body absorbs, which [...]

ACS.org - The first measurements of healthful antioxidant levels in commercial bottled tea beverages has concluded that health-conscious consumers may not be getting what they pay for: healthful doses of those antioxidants, or “poylphenols,” that may ward off a range of diseases.
Scientists reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that [...]