Wednesday, March 24, 2010

1974...Maple Syrup Rich In Antioxidants: Study

My new fave healthfood is flowing from Maple trees in the Valley and the Pontiac and and and.

Whodda thunk it; maple syrup is now a healthfood!

So wrote Randy Boswell in the Canwest newspapers last week.

It took Americans, from the University of Rhode Island, to figure it out but they did use Canuck money soooooooooo. Anyhow they found a host of disease-fighting antioxidants in the sugary sap and highlight the lost benefits of smothering pancakes with fake liquid sweeteners instead of the real deal.

The URI discovered 13 new compounds "...linked with human health..." in samples of Canadian maple syrup. And lead researcher Navindra Seeram said that "At this point, we are saying, if you choose to put syrup on your pancakes, it may be healthier to use real maple syrup," he added, citing industry research indicating that 50 per cent of you don't know whether the syrup they buy has real maple ingredients. "You pay for what you get and you get what you pay for...meaning there are consequences for what you eat."

WFDS

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