Thursday, October 11, 2012


The Tasty Snack That’s Actually Healthy for Overweight Women
We all enjoy good food, satisfying food.  And by mid-morning, late-afternoon, it’s tough to say no to a treat.
Instead of reaching for the “junk food,” like cookies and candy bars, here’s another snack idea…
One that’s satisfying… good-tasting… mostly because it’s got that ingredient we all love… FAT.
In a recent study, a group of Brazilian researchers focused on this fatty little snack. 
Their study involved a group of 37 severely obese women. The researchers tested the women’s blood before the study began.  And, as it turned out, these severely overweight women were low in several key nutrients – selenium, for one. They also had less evidence of active antioxidants.  
Which meant less ammunition against “free radicals” from pollution, chemicals, and other modern-day assaults.
So their health suffered. They were at higher risk for heart disease, diabetes… all the chronic diseases. 
But then, each woman was asked to eat one of these snacks every day for 8 weeks.
Just one.
They wanted to see just what effect the snack had on the women’s overall nutrition. 
And in that 8-week study, by eating just ONE of these yummy snacks, the women turned their health around.
After blood tests done at the end of the study, it was found that the women’s selenium levels were higher. They had more antioxidants in their bloodstreams – fighting against the free-radicals.
So what was the luscious snack that did all that?
It’s one you don’t hear about too often.
But this group of researchers is ready to fill the candy bowl with it… 

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