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
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Cheers,

Ken
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