Eating berries may activate the brain’s natural housekeeper for healthy aging

Scientists report the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study concludes that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain’s natural “housekeeper” mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.

Electrifying findings: New ways of boosting healthful antioxidant levels in potatoes

Scientists in Japan are busy zapping potatoes and, as a result, the fifth most popular food consumed around the world may one day become an even more healthful vegetable.

Green leafy vegetables reduce diabetes risk, study finds

Eating more green leafy vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, new research finds.

SPF on your plate: Researcher connects the Mediterranean diet with skin cancer prevention

New research shows that a diet rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, like the diet eaten in Mediterranean regions where melanoma rates are extremely low, can help protect us from skin cancer. A researcher in Israel has a simple prescription: “go Greek” with foods such as olive oil, fish, yogurt and colorful fruits and vegetables to fight the oxidizing effect of the sun.

Children’s vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons

Popeye cartoons, tasting parties and junior cooking classes can help increase vegetable intake in kindergarten children, according to new research. Researchers in Thailand found the type and amount of vegetables children ate improved after they took part in a program using multimedia and role models to promote healthy food.