BIOLOGY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lycopene, Mediterranean Diet, Flax
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Lecture 8: rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil, and whole grains, low in processed and red meats, dairy products, and sweets, lower incidence of heart disease, diabetes, parkinson"s disease, allergies in children, cancer. Benefits of phytochemicals: provide color, aroma, and flavor (eat a rainbow of food, health benefits. Chemicals have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, or hormone-like actions. Plant pigments are a rich source of phytochemicals. Some types of phytochemicals: resveratrol: grapes and red wine o, carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin in spinach and kale are important to.
