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Understanding antioxidants and polyphenols

(NC)—Keeping up with the latest research and food packaging claims can be a confusing, often daunting task. It seems each day brings a new wonder food promising to offer health benefits if we consume enough of it.

Antioxidants and polyphenols are two classes of organic compounds found naturally in food or added to products like [...]

Antioxidant superfruit key to healthy cognitive aging

(NC)—In the first study of its kind released early this year, researchers demonstrated that anthocyanin-rich wild blueberries are highly beneficial in maintaining memory function. The study, conducted by a team led by Dr. Robert Krikorian, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, confirmed that wild blueberry-enriched diets improve memory function in older adults with [...]