Apr
8
Eat
April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But if you eat a tomato with a little fat, like a drizzle of olive oil, the body is likely to absorb all these nutrients.
That is what scientists at Iowa State University found out. They recruited graduate students to eat bowls of salad greens […]
Apr
1
What
April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session. The nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food you eat afterwards.
Differences in what you eat after exercise produce different effects on your body’s metabolism.
Specifically, the study found that exercise enhanced insulin sensitivity, particularly when meals […]
