(Natural News) A study published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition found that blood sugar response plays a role in cognitive performance after researchers gave apple juice, milk and water to participants. Milk, in particular, displayed an interesting effect, suggesting that drinking it at a particular time may potentially yield better brain function. “If findings replicate, they […]

(Natural News) If you’ve been filling up your children’s glasses with juice, happy in the knowledge that they’re consuming fruit somehow, you might want to hear about a new study that uncovered a hidden danger in these drinks. If the sugar content didn’t already put you off, the discovery of alarmingly high levels of heavy […]

(Natural News) If the high sugar content isn’t enough to deter you from drinking juice – or giving it your children – you need to know that you could also be drinking something far worse: heavy metals. This is according to tests that were carried out by Consumer Reports. The publication recently tested 45 different […]

(Natural News) Move over goji berries, the time to recognize the healing powers of the barberry has come. Barberries, which look similar to goji berries, are a nutrient powerhouse all their own, and scientists are just beginning to understand the full scope of what these little berries can do. For people with diabetes, the protective […]

(Natural News) A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia showed that encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate could affect the risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults. The results of the study, published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, were the result of a double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in older adults. […]

(Natural News) Can encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate affect the occurrence of risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults? A study led by scientists from the University of Newcastle in Australia, which appeared in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, showed that it does. The double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled study on 56 adults aged […]