Eggs added to a salad of raw vegetables can improve the absorption of nutrients known as carotenoids that help reduce inflammation, according to research from Purdue University. “Eating a salad with a variety of colorful vegetables provides several unique types of carotenoids, including beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin and lycopene,” said Wayne Campbell, a professor of nutrition… Continue reading Eggs Can Improve Salads’ Health Benefits
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Tomatoes and Other Lycopene-Rich Foods Can Fight Kidney Cancer
The natural antioxidant lycopene, found in tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, could lower the risk of a kind of kidney cancer in postmenopausal women. A higher intake by postmenopausal women of the natural antioxidant lycopene, found in foods like tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, may lower the risk of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer.… Continue reading Tomatoes and Other Lycopene-Rich Foods Can Fight Kidney Cancer