Archive | August, 2009

Choose your liquid calories carefully

Here are the basic nutrition facts from the average cappuccino mocha beverage. Calories 249 for 13 ounces. Total Fat 4.1g, Cholesterol 7mg, Sodium 131mg, Total Carbs. 45.6g, Sugars 42.8g 2006 American Society for Nutrition A new proposed guidance system for beverage consumption in the United States1,2,3 Barry M Popkin, Lawrence E Armstrong, George M Bray, [...]

GreenTea HP and nutrient decline from fruits/veggies

Published in HortScience 44: 15-19 (2009)American Society for Horticultural Science   Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence? Donald R. Davis Biochemical Institute, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712; and Bio-Communications Research Institute, 3100 North Hillside Avenue, Wichita, KS 67219 “Three kinds of evidence point toward declines of some nutrients in [...]

Green Tea HP, EGCG Health Benefits

Check out the third party article covering the many benefits of EGCG only found in green tea. Josh Smith