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Los chiles picantes, los alimentos de soja y las semillas de calabaza pueden ayudar contra la pérdida del cabello.
Los arándanos rojos y las semillas de girasol puestos a prueba para la hipertrofia benigna de la próstata.
¿Puede el guacamole bajar tu colesterol tanto como otras fuentes de grasas y alimentos enteros como los frutos secos, o es solo una estrategia creada por la industria del aguacate?
Reducing cholesterol levels may inhibit breast cancer development, but the long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs is associated with more than double the risk of both types of breast cancer: invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma.
El colesterol parece estimular el crecimiento de las células de cáncer de mama en humanos, lo que podría explicar porqué las comidas ricas en fitoesteroles, como las semillas de calabaza, están asociadas con una reducción del riesgo de desarrollar cáncer de mama.
Rooibos (red) tea may reduce stress levels by suppressing adrenal gland function. Nettle tea is mineral-rich, but may have estrogenic side effects.
Of all animals, the bodies of insects may have the lowest saturated fat content.
The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism-boosting effects—though, in a list of the top food sources of arginine, nuts don’t even make the top ten.
The secret to naturally boosting serotonin levels in the brain may include eating foods such as pumpkin seeds, with a high tryptophan-to-total protein ratio. This may help explain why studies show that those eating plant-based diets have superior mood states.
Most men and women who die of heart disease, our #1 killer, die suddenly without any known history of heart problems. Nut consumption, however, has been associated specifically with decreased risk of sudden cardiac death, which may be due to magnesium, a mineral found predominantly in whole grains, greens, beans, nuts, and seeds.
Iron is a double-edged sword. If we don’t absorb enough, we risk anemia; but if absorb too much, we may increase our risk of cancer, heart disease, and a number of inflammatory conditions. Because the human body has no mechanism to rid itself of excess iron, one should choose plant-based (non-heme) sources, over which our body has some control.
