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That's obviously overstating things, but pure pomegranate juice is one of the most healthful beverages around. It's a great source of potassium, vitamin C and polyphenols, which promote heart health. Pomegranates also contain high levels of flavonoids, potent antioxidants, which may offer protection against heart disease and cancer. A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than do red wine, green tea, cranberry juice and orange juice. According to a study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who drank just 2 oz. a day for a week showed an average increase of 9% in antioxidant...
...order to get a wide variety of nutrients and those ever important antioxidants. Using spinach instead of iceberg lettuce in a salad, for example, will double the dietary fiber consumed, more than quadruple the calcium and potassium, more than triple the folate and provide seven times as much vitamin C. If you don't like spinach, try a more nutritious lettuce like romaine or Boston...
CAROTENOIDS Beta-carotenes, the best-known carotenoids, give color to carrots and other orange, red and yellow produce and are converted to vitamin A in our bodies. Lutein and zeaxanthin (from green vegetables) and lycopene (from tomatoes) may protect against coronary-artery disease, cataracts, macular degeneration and cancer. All the more reason to eat colorful meals...
Although we tend to think of them as snack foods, nuts and seeds are actually terrific sources of protein, healthy oils and other nutrients, especially vitamin E. For that reason, the American Heart Association has allowed packages of nuts to carry the qualified health claim that they "may reduce the risk of heart disease...
...Decrease in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease if you eat a diet high in vitamin E, according to a preliminary study