A research team at the Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine in the US published a laboratory study in the scientific journal The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. One group of rats were fed liquified broccoli while six control animals were fed only water. After 30 days, the researchers [...]
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Newsweek has picked up on the liver detox food story, putting broccoli sprouts and green tea at the top of the list. Vitamin C (found in limes) and garlic (not green, but pesto is!) are the other two foods that are good for your liver.
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In support of the “French Paradox” (a theory that the consumption of red wine with their very rich meals may be the reason the French generally have a low rate of cardiovascular disease), a research report published in the January 2008 FASEB Journal indicates that consuming polyphenols (found in red wine, fruits, and vegetables) simultaneously [...]
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