According to a recent study, eating popcorn is good for health and could actually prevent cancer by a significant extent.
Scientists discovered that popcorns contain ’surprisingly large’ levels of health-boosting antioxidants called polyphenols.
From Dailymail.co.uk:
Polyphenols in fruit and vegetables are thought to help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.
The U.S. study was led by the chemist Dr Vinson from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. It is the first to establish that snack foods and some wholegrain breakfast cereals are a good source of polyphenols.
He said: ‘We really were surprised by the levels of polyphenols we found in popcorn. I guess its because it’s not processed. You get all the wonderful ingredients of the corn undiluted and protected by the skin. In my opinion it’s a good health food.’
Wholegrain products have comparable antioxidants per gram to fruits and vegetables, Dr Vinson said while presenting his findings to the American Chemical Society in Washington.
Related Posts
Tags: antioxidants, good health, health, popcorns
