Mese: Settembre 2011

Drink plenty of water

7 settembre, 2011 1 commento

Water is an indispensable nutrient for all our vital processes. It makes up 60 to 70% of our body weight, and we lose more than 2 liters (or 2 kilos) per day, only in order to ensure our basal metabolism. The food that we eat, especially fruits and vegetables, takes care of 1/5 of all […]

Watermelon, the lycopene champion

3 settembre, 2011 Nessun commento

Lycopene is an antioxidant in the carotene family that we’ve all been hearing about in recent years, because of its protective effect against certain types of cancer, such as prostate cancer for example. More lycopene is contained in watermelon than in tomatoes, even though this antioxidant gets its name from the Latin word for tomato […]

Soft drinks now taxed in France

1 settembre, 2011 Nessun commento

Among the measures of the austerity plan announced by the French government last week, there is a new tax that specifically targets soft drinks. Prime Minister François Fillon said “it is normal to tax beverages in which sugar is added,” which are “the root of high health care costs.” At the same time, the French […]

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