Phytonutrients are chemicals plants produce to protect themselves against germs, fungi, disease, and other threats. When people eat plant-based foods, they benefit from the healthy properties of these ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dear Doctor K: You’ve mentioned phytonutrients in a few recent columns. What are they? And what can they do for our health? Dear Reader: Let’s begin by breaking “phytonutrients” into its two parts.