Scientists question benefits of polyphenols NutraIngredients-usa.com, France - 17 hours ago The beneficial health effects of polyphenols from green tea, berries, olive oil, cereals and a wide range of other foods have been heavily linked to a ...

University of Illinois researchers Soo-Yeun Lee and Shelly Schmidt are trying to solve a mystery: Why doesn't diet soda taste more like regular soda? Can a well-trained panel of "taste testers" pinpoint the exact problem? And can food scientists do anything to fix it? "If we could make diet soda taste better, it would be a big step in fighting the obesity epidemic," said Shelly Schmidt, a U of I professor of food chemistry. "Many people know they should cut calories, but they won't drink diet pop because they don't like the taste"........

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Cancer biology: Stop or grow Nature.com (subscription), UK - 13 hours ago The much-advertised health benefits of green tea rely on an esoteric quantum-mechanical process, say Àngels González-Lafont and her co-workers at the ...

Organic fruits have right stuff for health Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 21 hours ago Green tea has especially high concentrates of one kind of antioxidant. The study also reported higher levels of ascorbic acid, better known as vitamin C. ...

Volunteers are being recruited for a study at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to test the potential benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The study, part of a national initiative supported by the National Institute on Aging, will test whether omega-3 fatty acids, found in the oil of certain fish, algae and breast milk, benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Prospective study participants can call the BCM study site at 713-798-7431 or the NIA's Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center at 800-438-4380.