Walnuts top list for antioxidant value

SCRANTON, Pa., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Walnuts ranked best for having more antioxidants -- polyphenols -- and a higher antioxidant potency in an analysis of nuts, U.S. researchers found.

Research Study Ranks Antioxidant Value of Nuts: Walnuts Top List

  SCRANTON, Pa. , Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by University of Scranton Chemistry Professor Joe Vinson , Ph.D., published in The Royal Society of Chemistry's journal Food and Function online ...

Walnuts go to the Head of the Class: New Research Finds Walnuts Rank Highest in Antioxidant Content Among Nuts

FOLSOM, Calif. , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During this time of year when diet and exercise are a top priority, more and more people are grabbing a handful of walnuts.  According to new research published ...

Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain. In a report in the ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially ...

Potatoes may offer blood pressure benefits

The study – published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry – reports to be the first of its kind to investigate the effects of potato consumption on blood pressure.