Unmasking Superfoods

Itcanbeoverwhelmingandfrustratingtotrytounderstandtheclaimsabout"superfoods".Doraspberryketonesreallyhelpyouloseweight?Doblueberriesreallyfightcancer?Aregojiberriesworthatry?Foroverfiveyears,JenniferSygohasbeenseparatingthetruthfromthehypeinherpopularNationalPostcolumn.Nowinherfirstbook,shetacklesevenmoresuperfoodsandinmoredepth.You'lllearnwhy-thecalciuminkaleisabsorbedaswellasthecalciuminmilk-lentils,chickpeasandbeansarenotjustgoodforyou;whencultivated,theyalsoputimportantnutrientsbackintothesoil-goji,acai,andnoniberriesmaybemorehypethansubstance-xylitol,asugaralcoholwithathirdfewercaloriesthansugar,couldactuallyhelppreventcavitiesandevenearinfections-Sportsnutrition(wheyprotein,chiaetc.)-Weight-loss(raspberryketonesetc.)-peoplewhoeatavocadoestendtoweighlessthanthosewhodon't-beetsmighthelpyourunfaster--andmaybeevenperformbetterinbedInUnmaskingSuperfoods,Sygodiscussesthelatestresearchonthemostpopularsuperfoodsandoffersrecommendationsonhow--orif--youshouldincorporatethesefoodsintoyourdiet.