Q: I am a subscriber who is a mild diabetic. My wife serves grape...
Answer : Overall, the nutritional differences between types of tomatoes-including grape, cherry and other bite-sized varieties, as well as plum, Roma and other larger options...
Q: Is it true that research has shown that drinking diet drinks can cause...
Answer : Susan B. Roberts, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Energy Metabolism Laboratory and author of The I Diet replies...
Q: Can levels of the good HDL cholesterol be too high?
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, replies...
Q: I was interested in your Q&A about fruit juices affecting medi- cations (April)....
Answer : We checked in again with David G. Bailey, PhD, a professor of clinical pharmacology at Western Ontario University...
Q: I have read that eggs from free-range chickens have less cholesterol than from...
Answer : Given the growing popularity of free-range chickens, surprisingly little scientific research has been done on the nutritional differences, if any...
Q: In the April Healthletter, you report on research in which adding a little...
Answer : There have been very few studies of the effect of added milk on the bioavailability and/or bioactivity of the antioxidants in coffee, which are called phenolics.
Q: Are all saturated fats, regardless of their source (animal vs. vegetable), created equal?...
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, answers...
Q: Why do sliced fruits turn brown when sitting for a period of time...
Answer : Fruits such as apples, as well as some vegetables including potatoes, turn brown when their flesh is exposed to air for much the same reason iron turns rusty: oxidation.
Q: Is there a difference in the cholesterol-fighting power of instant or quick-cooking (threeminute)...
Answer : The quick answer would seem to lie in the USDA nutrient database, where regular, quick and instant oatmeal all share a single listing.
Q: What is the lowdown on chicken soup as a cold remedy? Does it...
Answer : Stephen Rennard, MD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center published research on this topic in the journal Chest in 2000 thats since become almost as celebrated as chicken soup itself.