Widely appreciated for their bright taste and vibrant color, tomatoes offer numerous health benefits. These juicy fruits (botanically speaking) are full of essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A and C, potassium and folate, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).But the nutrient tomatoes are best known for is lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that gives the fruit its bright red color and helps your body eliminate free radicals, compounds that contribute to disease and aging. Research found that lycopene has anti-cancer properties and that a diet rich in lycopene can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular…
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Content warning: This article discusses eating disorders. Curious about your food? Just read the label! In the United States, most packaged foods and chain restaurant menus must display their nutritional value, with the exception of small manufacturing companies and some unprocessed foods. When picking up a packaged snack, you should at least be able to see its total fats, saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, proteins and some key elements micronutrients. There is also a handy column, “% Daily Value,” which estimates how much of a given nutrient the food provides in…
Just two handfuls of nuts a day can improve sperm quality, according to a new Australian study. Putting a few handfuls of nuts in your mouth every morning could be the key to improving your swimmers, according to a new study from Monash University. A new systematic review Published in Advances in nutrition This month, it struggled to find a large body of high-quality research on the topic, ultimately settling on just two randomized controlled trials to include in its meta-analysis. Together, the two randomized controlled trials involved 223 healthy men aged 18 to 35 who ate about two servings…
A community organization will hold a rally Tuesday to call on Alameda County supervisors to stop the $80 million expansion of the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. Santa Rita Prison in Dublin. (Photo by Jeremy Walsh) Restore Oakland said in a statement Saturday that it will hold a funeral procession from the René C. Davidson Courthouse to the Alameda County Administration Building starting at 3 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 28) to draw attention to its request. The expansion project would add approximately 38,000 square feet of mental health facilities to the existing detention center. “Why do we confuse care and incarceration?…
When everyone’s eyes are on a recipe, you know it must have something special that you’ll want to try! Such is the case with these 10 viral vegan recipes that went viral last week. They’re some of the best, and trust us when we say you don’t want to miss these amazing viral recipe creations from our bloggers!We also strongly recommend that you download the Food Monster app — with over 15,000 delicious recipes, this is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help you get healthy! And don’t forget to check out our Popular Trends Archive!1. Vegetable pancitSource: Vegetable Pancit…
Visual Vic | Instant | Getty ImagesMove over, tennis. Across the country, people are turning to the game of pickleball as their recreational sport of choice.Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association 2023 Participation Report. The report marked the number of pickleball players in 2022 to 8.9 million players in the United StatesPickleball can be described as a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. Instead of a racket, players hit a plastic ball with a paddle, and several people can be on the court at the same time.. There are…
From March next year, International Medical University (IMU) students will be able to shadow in chiropractic clinics around the world after completing their studies. The university’s collaboration under a recently signed memorandum of understanding with Chiropractic First Group (CFG) marks the launch of a graduate trainee program for the IMU Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which emphasizes on student mobility, clinical experience and industry development in light of the current unequal relationship between chiropractic practitioners and patients. The partnership will also see CFG and IMU working in tandem to exchange ideas on training programmes, industry best practice and the…
1. Bakery spending increased 11.5% year-over-year 2. Soaring Prices Present Opportunity for Convenience Stores 3. One in four consumers have encountered hygiene problems with self-service coffee machines 4. Oat milk is the most popular dairy alternative to self-serve coffee machines 5. Seasonal flavors are a key opportunity 1. Bakery spending increased 11.5% year-over-year Bakery sales are soaring in convenience stores. Supported by the trend of shoppers replacing more expensive experiences at cafes and restaurants with affordable treats at local stores, the category is driving sales and profits for independent retailers. “According to the most recent data from Kantar, total bakery…
Speciality Please choose I am not a healthcare professional. Allergy and immunology Anatomy Anesthesiology Cardiac/thoracic/vascular surgery Cardiology Critical care Dentistry Dermatology Diabetes and endocrinology Emergency medicine Epidemiology and public health Family medicine Forensic medecine Gastroenterology General practice Genetic Geriatrics Health policy Hematology HIV/AIDS Hospital medicine I am not a healthcare professional. Infectious disease Integrative/complementary medicine Internal Medicine Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Medical Education and Simulation Medical physics Medecine studient Nephrology Neurological Surgery Neurology Nuclear medicine Nutrition Obstetrics and gynecology Health at work Oncology Ophthalmology Optometry Oral medicine Orthopedics Osteopathic Medicine Otolaryngology Pain management Palliative care Pathology Pediatrics Pediatric surgery Physical Medicine and…