Nutrition is a crucial element when combating serious illness & disease. Healthy food choices can help patients feel better and recover faster. Discover great recipes, tips on what to eat, what not to eat and why, along with research on how food can help you live a longer and healthier life.
A new flavone derivative, chafuroside, has been isolated as a strong anti-inflammatory compound from oolong tea leaves, and its structure determined to be (2R,3S,4S,4aS,11bS)-3,4,11-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-8-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4,4a,11b-tetrahydro-2H,10H-pyrano[2′,3′:4,5]furo[3,2-g]chromen-10-one. To …
Since skin cancer incidence and prevalence is constantly rising up the charts despite all efforts, search for newer, better agents for protection and treatment is …
Lunasin is a unique 43-amino acid peptide that has been shown to be chemopreventive in mammalian cells and in a skin cancer mouse model against …
Observational studies suggest an association between dietary fiber intake and risk of Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer. However, the results are inconsistent. To conduct a …
Three polysaccharides, PSPP1-1, PSPP2-1 and PSPP3-1, were isolated from purple sweet potato. The three polysaccharides belonged to β-type polysaccharides and contained low proportions of proteins …
For several years, our laboratory has been evaluating the ability of lyophilized (freeze-dried) black raspberries (Rubus occidentalis, BRBs), blackberries (R. fructicosus, BBs), and strawberries (Fragaria …
Prostate cancer affects one of six men during their lifetime. Dietary factors are postulated to influence the development and progression of prostate cancer. Low-fat diets …
Prenylated chalcones and flavonoids gained increasing attention not only in nutrition but also in cancer prevention because of their biological and molecular activities in humans, …
Mushrooms aren’t vegetables: they’re actually an edible fungus, and they’re power-packed with nutrients. Although all mushrooms contain immune supportive compounds, shiitake are the only mushrooms …
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