Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Where Are Those Antioxidants?
There was a story recently from the AP saying, per a recent conference, that Americans get more of their antioxidants from coffee than any other source. Shortly after reading that, I got a newsletter from an internet doctor, who seems to see himself as a contrarian, saying that this means coffee is healthier than vegetables. That is not what this means.
All this means is that we drink a lot of coffee. The study, from what was in the AP story, is pretty vague on that, but it's clear that we get more antioxidants from coffee because we consume more of that than other more overall nutritious foods, like fruits and veggies. You don't have to avoid coffee, but it leaves out a lot of other nutrients you can get in other foods.
Here are the top antioxidant sources, according to what we actually eat, in order: coffee, black tea, bananas, dried beans, corn, red wine, beer, apples, tomatoes, potatoes. You know which ones you should go easy on.
Keep up with health news and http://www.healthandfitness.com
All this means is that we drink a lot of coffee. The study, from what was in the AP story, is pretty vague on that, but it's clear that we get more antioxidants from coffee because we consume more of that than other more overall nutritious foods, like fruits and veggies. You don't have to avoid coffee, but it leaves out a lot of other nutrients you can get in other foods.
Here are the top antioxidant sources, according to what we actually eat, in order: coffee, black tea, bananas, dried beans, corn, red wine, beer, apples, tomatoes, potatoes. You know which ones you should go easy on.
Keep up with health news and http://www.healthandfitness.com
# posted by joann @ 3:30 PM 
