berries beans and artichokes oh my!

[Guest guest]

A variety of veggies, fruits and nuts battled it out this month for the top

spot on a new list of the 20 most antioxidant-rich foods, ranked by

nutrition scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In the

end, small red beans won the day, narrowly beating out wild blueberries as

the food with the highest concentration of disease-fighting compounds per

serving. Antioxidants fight damage to cells from rogue molecules called

" free radicals. " Experts believe this assault on cells may fuel killer

diseases such as heart disease and cancer, and even aging itself. Their

Top 20:

 

1. Small red beans (dried). 2. Wild blueberries. 3. Red Kidney beans. 4.

Pinto beans. 5. Blueberries (cultivated). 6. Cranberries. 7. Artichokes

(cooked). 8. Blackberries. 9. Prunes. 10. Raspberries. 11. Strawberries.

12. Red Delicious apples. 13. Granny Smith apples. 14. Pecans. 15. Sweet

cherries. 16. Black plums. 17. Russet potatoes (cooked). 18. Black beans

(dried). 19. Plums. 20. Gala apples "

 

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http://health.discovery.com/news/healthscout/article.jsp?aid=519693 & tid=19

 

[uSDA " 5 A Day " Campaign:

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5ADay/campaign/color/index.htm

 

[study: " Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Antioxidant Capacities of Common Foods

in the United States: " J. Agric. Food Chem.; 2004; 52(12); 4026-4037:

http://pubs3.acs.org/acs/journals/toc.page?incoden=jafcau & indecade=0 & involume=52

& inissue=12

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Thanks Fraggle - that's a list worth keeping to refer to.

 

Jo

 

, fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote:

> A variety of veggies, fruits and nuts battled it out this month for

the top

> spot on a new list of the 20 most antioxidant-rich foods, ranked by

> nutrition scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

In the

> end, small red beans won the day, narrowly beating out wild

blueberries as

> the food with the highest concentration of disease-fighting

compounds per

> serving. Antioxidants fight damage to cells from rogue molecules

called

> " free radicals. " Experts believe this assault on cells may fuel

killer

> diseases such as heart disease and cancer, and even aging itself.

Their

> Top 20:

>

> 1. Small red beans (dried). 2. Wild blueberries. 3. Red Kidney

beans. 4.

> Pinto beans. 5. Blueberries (cultivated). 6. Cranberries. 7.

Artichokes

> (cooked). 8. Blackberries. 9. Prunes. 10. Raspberries. 11.

Strawberries.

> 12. Red Delicious apples. 13. Granny Smith apples. 14. Pecans. 15.

Sweet

> cherries. 16. Black plums. 17. Russet potatoes (cooked). 18. Black

beans

> (dried). 19. Plums. 20. Gala apples "

>

> [Very edited from:

> http://health.discovery.com/news/healthscout/article.jsp?

aid=519693 & tid=19

>

> [uSDA " 5 A Day " Campaign:

> http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5ADay/campaign/color/index.htm

>

> [study: " Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Antioxidant Capacities of

Common Foods

> in the United States: " J. Agric. Food Chem.; 2004; 52(12); 4026-

4037:

> http://pubs3.acs.org/acs/journals/toc.page?

incoden=jafcau & indecade=0 & involume=52

> & inissue=12