Number of compounds identified in maple syrup that may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties similar to those found in "superfoods" like blueberries and green tea. The new study, which is to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, was funded in part by a maple-syrup producers association in Quebec. [via Discovery News]
FDA Takes On Green Tea: Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s Canada Dry and Unilever’s Lipton are in hot water for overextended health claims on labels and promotional websites for their green tea products, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Green tea may be considered a little woo-woo by some mainstream cancer experts but the popular beverage continues to creep toward credibility as a weapon against many forms of the disease. The best studies to date hint that green tea may help ward off cancers of the breast and prostate. And this week oral cancer [...]
