The next time you open wide for the
dentist, the state of your teeth and
gums may also say something about
your brain. The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) recently announced a
$1.3 million study to investigate connections
between older people’s oral
health and their mental functioning.…
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Eating whole-grain cereal for breakfast
or snacking on popcorn does
more than just add fiber to your diet,
according to new University of
Scranton research: Whole-grain cereals
and snacks also contain surprisingly
high levels of antioxidants called
polyphenols, rivaling such well-known
antioxidant sources as fruits and vegetables.
In research recently presented
to the American Chemical Society, scientists
took a fresh look at the antioxidant
content in whole-grain foods,
measuring total antioxidants rather
than just “free” antioxidants (those not
in chemical linkage requiring digestion).…
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The Agricul -
tural Research
Service (ARS), a
scientific research
agency of the US
Department of
Agriculture
(USDA), has
updated its nutrient
database, the
standard reference
for calculating
nutrition values of
foods. The update,
labeled SR22,
includes a new
food group,
“Restaurant
Foods.”…
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