Q: Is there any value to drinking cactus juice?
Answer: There may be benefits to consuming cactus- which is, after all, a plant-and people have been eating prickly pear cactus pads and syrup for centuries.
Q: The American Heart Association recommends at least five days a week of 30...
Answer : A Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, director of Tufts John Hancock Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity and vice-chair of the committee for the US governments first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines...
Q: Is there any food value left in the parboiling water used to blanch...
Answer : A Natalie Faella, a dietetic intern at Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers: I agree, it does seem like a waste to just toss the water left over after boiling vegetables.
Which is Healthier: Cooked or Raw Apples?
Diane McKay, PhD, a scientist in Tufts HNRCA Antioxidant Nutrition Laboratory, answers: Like most foods, cooking apples will tend to decrease the vitamin C content...
Q :I have to avoid copper because of Wilsons disease, so I cant have...
Answer : A Lisa Massini, a dietetic intern in Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, responds: Copper sulfate is an approved pesticide for organic farms...
Q: More and more, I am reading that wheat really is not so healthy...
Answer : A Nicola McKeown, PhD, director of Tufts Nutritional Epidemiology Program, responds: There is a great deal of testimonial evidence on whats known in the vernacular as wheat belly, but there is a lack of scientific evidence to support the claims...
Q: If you dont have a family history of breast cancer, do the cardiovascular...
Answer : AJoel B. Mason, MD, Tufts professor of medicine and nutrition and director of the HNRCA Vitamins & Carcinogenesis Laboratory, replies: In general, the increased risk of cancer associated with alcoholic beverages is observed...
Q: Are baked potatoes bad for you? I eat them for the potassium, because...
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, says that baked potatoes are one potential option to increase the potassium...
Q: How long do fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables maintain their nutrients when stored...
Answer : ADiane L. McKay, PhD, an assistant professor at Tufts Friedman School, answers: In general, produce retains more of these nutrients when stored in the refrigerator ...
Q: I am a resident in a retirement home. One of the other residents...
According to Susan B. Roberts, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Energy Metabolism Laboratory and author of The I Diet www.myidiet.com, There is really nothing scientifically supporting this idea.