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Your brain thrives on a healthy diet. Source: geralt/Pixabay, used with permission Back in the 1980s and 1990s, phytonutrients (also called phytochemicals, or plant chemicals) became the “next big ...

A review article published in the journal Foods provides a detailed overview of the therapeutic effectiveness of phytonutrients in obesity. Obesity is a metabolic disease caused by complex ...

Coffee is regularly in the news for its potential health benefits and drawbacks. A review of the research found drinking a few cups of coffee a day was associated with a lower risk of dying from any ...

We have all heard that a plant-based or plant-rich diet can be beneficial in preventing chronic diseases, but what is the reason behind this? One explanation may be phytonutrients, naturally occurring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers credit phytonutrients -- compounds found on plant surfaces that protect against bacteria, viruses, and fungi -- for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 6, 2010 – Americans who fall short in meeting their daily fruit and vegetable intakes based on government guidelines are also likely to fall short in common bone-building ...

Spices and herbs add delicious variety to the foods we eat. But spices and herbs are much more than flavor enhancers — they are nutritional powerhouses. After all, spices and herbs come from plants, ...

Researchers now report that kale and broccoli microgreens grown in either windowsills or under commercial growing conditions are rich in phytonutrients, though the levels of some compounds varied ...

Brightseed, the company launched by former Hampton Creek head of research and development, Jim Flatt, to identify the presence of specific nutrients in plants that are believed to boost human health, ...