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Saturday, August 9, 2008

Sparkly Factoid: #1 Fruity Antioxidant Powerhouse

Acai Berries:
The berries are so nutritious, writes John La Puma, MD, author of ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine, that they may help lower bad cholesterol, inhibit inflammation, and fight off arthritis. They may even have cancer-fighting powers. In a lab study, acai berry extract killed between 45 and 86 percent of a sample of human leukemia
cells.

The antioxidant quotient is reason enough to eat this fruit, but acai berries are also chock-full of B vitamins, magnesium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and sulfur.
--from "The Highest Anti-Oxidant Fruit Ever" at Real Age

1 comment:

Dr John said...

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JL
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