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Maramor Dark Chocolate With Omega-3s: Try It or Pass It By?

Aug 25 2008 - 1:30pm by FitSugar
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Maramor Dark Chocolate With Omega-3s: Try It or Pass It By? Multifunctional foods are all the rage, like cholesterol-reducing milk, which is good for your heart and your bones. I just read about a new chocolate fortified with omega-3 fatty acids, the fat that is beneficial to your health but lacking in most American's daily diet. Maramor Dark Chocolate is high in antioxidants, but one square also supplies 105 milligrams blend of omega-3 fats with only 50 calories.
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One Shot That’s Worth Giving A Shot: Promise Activ SuperShot

Jun 1 2007 - 10:45am by FitSugar
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One Shot That’s Worth Giving A Shot: Promise Activ SuperShot Functional foods take on cholesterol... Unilever has 150 clinical studies showing that two grams of plant sterols a day can lead to a 15% reduction in cholesterol backing up its new Promise Activ SuperShot Yogurt. Plant sterols are found in many fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and vegetable.

Are Functional Foods Worth the Extra Cash?

Apr 3 2007 - 1:00am by FitSugar
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Are Functional Foods Worth the Extra Cash? A lot of us (including me, guilty as charged) are shelling out extra cash for so called functional foods. Functional food are foods that do more than just feed your hunger, they offer the promise of allowing you to be more regular, get full with extra antioxidants or drop your levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. New studies are finding that these foods may not be worth the extra cash (about a third more per serving extra), if you're already getting a healthy diet rich in fiber.



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