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News & Articles By Ralph Flores
09/21/2018
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By Ralph Flores
How does the farm-to-market process affect nutrition? When fruit is picked, how it’s stored affects quality, nutrients
Looking at the food that we have on the table during meal times says a lot about how we perceive nutrition. With one out of three people in the U.S. being obese – including 12.5 million children aged two to 19 years – having a nutritious diet is just a start of a lifetime of taking […]
08/18/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Okra is a gut-friendly vegetable you need to be eating more often
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a vegetable that can easily polarize a dinner table. The hot topic, of course, is whether they love or loathe its mucilaginous texture once it’s cooked. The operating word “mucilaginous” here can be interpreted in two ways: Those who love it call it “slick,” and for those who loathe it, it’s “slimy.” Still, […]
08/13/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Quercetin, a flavonoid found in many vegetables, shows strong potential in treating intraocular cancer
A recent study has indicated that quercetin, a flavonol found in many vegetables, contains potent anti-cancer properties. The study, which appeared on BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, noted that the anti-cancer effect of quercetin was through inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. In earlier studies, researchers have found that quercetin exhibited anti-cancer effects against lung, cervical, […]
08/01/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Not just ugly; pest damage affects nutrition too
A study published in the journal Acta Alimentaria indicated that the damage afflicted by pests on crops not only reduces its visual appeal, but it can also affect its nutritional value. Researchers from Kaposvár University and the University of Pécs in Hungary concluded this after examining the effects that the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) had on […]
05/07/2018
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By Ralph Flores
One of nature’s best multivitamins, beets are full of nutrients
People who have prepared beets know of the horror mess it can cause: It can turn a spotless kitchen into what can only be described as something close to a crime scene. Eating one can be tricky too: Beet juice can also stain your clothes. Still, this shouldn’t dissuade you from consuming this nutritionally diverse […]
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