Despite continuing improvements in overall delivery of care to critically injured patients, many trauma victims who survive their initial injury will often die of multiple-organ failure following an operation. In a study presented at the 2008 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Bryan A. Cotton, MD, FACS, reported that “implementation of high-dose [...]

Lycopene has been the subject of much research on plant chemicals that promote health. It is a carotenoid responsible for the red color in tomatoes and other fruits like watermelon and grape fruit. Carotenoids, along with phenolic acids and flavonoids, are all phytochemicals, the nutritionally-beneficial active compounds found in fruits and vegetables. Polyphenols, one of [...]

The study by a team of Texas AgriLife Research scientists, was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
The study involved 12 healthy volunteers who consumed a single serving of acai juice or pulp.
“Acai is naturally low in sugar, and the flavor is described as a mixture of red wine [...]