Among the many health-benefiting compounds found in tea, researchers believe that polysaccharides may benefit diabetics because they slow the absorption of glucose.
Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate that includes starch and cellulose.
The researchers found that of three teas — black, green and oolong — the polysaccharides in black tea had the most glucose-inhibiting properties. Furthermore, [...]
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Keep an eye out for BroccoSprouts in Safeway stores in Colorado by the end of this week (July 8-10); they are also available in Colorado Whole Foods stores and Wal-Mart Supercenters.
You will also see BroccoSprouts in Safeway and Genuardi’s stores in Maryland, D.C., Northern Virginia, Southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
And Portland, Oregon!
Make sure the produce [...]
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A reporter from Ivanhoe Newswire interviewed Dr. Jed Fahey about the recently-published broccoli sprouts fights Helicobacter pylori study conducted in Japan.
Source: www.ivanhoe.com.
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A study published in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that EGCG in green tea may slow down the progression of prostate cancer by lowering levels of proteins that tumors use to grow.
In the study, twenty-six male cancer patients, age 41–68, each took four EGCG capsules a day (the same amount as in 12 cups of [...]
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