Hi,
that is exactly the information I want. I think it's premature to say that
we know all of the antioxidants and their various roles and relative
importance. Please forward the details of the reference so I can gat a copy.
Regards
Ben [log in to unmask]
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: [P-F] Blueberries Antioxidants


> Hello,
>
> The particular study I was referring to (and probably the same one
referred to
> by the newspaper article), evaluated the antioxidant capability of foods
> directly, rather than measuring the content of any known antioxidants.
>
> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 18:42:56 +1000, Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >Does anyone have a good reference for the antioxidant content of foods?
I've
> >tried and tried but can't find one.
> >
> >Must say that I always suspected that berries would be one of the missing
> >links to good health- along with root vegetables. This makes me even more
> >optimistic about them.
> >
> >Ben
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 4:01 PM
> >Subject: Re: [P-F] Blueberries
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:02:17 -0600, Richard Keene <[log in to unmask]>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >> >>From the local paper in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA....
> >> >
> >> >blueberries ranked No. 1 in delevering disease fighting antioxidants.
> >> >.... laboratory rats fed blueberries showed a slowed age-related loss
in
> >mental capacity....
> >>
> >> Actually all the berries came in close together at the top in
> >antioxidizing
> >> ability.
> >>
> >> The newspaper versions of scientific studies always create these weird
> >> impressions.   I'm sure it was something like blueberries 28.87,
> >raspberries
> >> 28.83, etc. and so we get "blueberries ranked No. 1"....
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Ken
> >> [log in to unmask]
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Ken
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