Eat More Fruits and Veggies, Drink Red Wine to Counter Bad Effects of High-Fat Food

Filed in archive Diet , Functional Foods , Studies on January 3, 2008

According to Israeli researchers, polyphenols found in red wine, fruits and vegetables can counter the unhealthy effects of fatty foods.

For the study, six men and four women were fed three different meals consisting of dark meat turkey cutlets. One meal, the control, consisted of turkey meat and water. The second meal consisted of turkey meat with polyphenols added after cooking (one tablespoon of concentrated wine) followed with a glass of red wine (about 7 ounces). The third meal consisted of turkey meat with polyphenols added before cooking and then followed by a glass of wine.

At various points during the study, researchers took blood and urine samples to measure levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a natural byproduct of fat digestion known to increase the risk for heart disease and other chronic conditions. The researchers found that MDA levels nearly quintupled after the control meal, while MDA was nearly eliminated after subjects consumed the meals with polyphenols.

Research findings were published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal.

According to Joseph Kanner, senior author of the report:

"We suggest a new hypothesis to explain polyphenols. For the first time, these compounds were demonstrated to prevent significantly the appearance of toxic food derivative compounds in human plasma."

Personally, why work on something that will allow people to eat all the fatty fodd they want without having blogged arteries? It like condoning your child's bad attitude, the world needs discipline.

Why can't we just count down on all fatty foods (if not totally drop it from your diet!) and have more fruits and veggies instead?

Source: Science Daily