Even though coconut product contains saturated fats, they can be seen as good fats, have zero cholesterol and are well tolerated in general. There is a lot of research going on into the health benefits of coconut oil, some of which I will mention below.

Broccoli became popular in the 1980’s as a new form of tasty cauliflower. It has become increasingly popular over the last couple of decade and is now part of the weekly diet for most people. Along with being an incredibly versatile ingredient, It has some great health benefits.

Everyone is talking about the Mediterranean diet, but few are those who do it properly, thus generating a lot of confusion in the reader. And so for some, it coincides with the pizza, others identified it with the noodles with meat sauce, in a mixture of pseudo-historical traditions and folklore.

After eating spinach, the cartoon character Popeye the sailor’s muscles swell and pop up becoming magnificent. Wouldn’t that be nice? If all we needed to do was consume spinach regularly to maintain our muscle mass, surely we would all be gulping spinach daily.

Lycopene is a carotene and phytochemical known to protect against metabolic diseases. It is found in red fruits and vegetables, predominantly tomatoes.

Lemons contain antioxidants in the skin particularly the flavanon glycosides hesperidin and naringenin as well as vitamin C and essential oil.

Findings make leek a valuable source of biologically active polysaccharides, which could also be considered for further medicinal applications.

If you want to lower your blood sugar, look after your heart and generally avoid metabolic disease then eggplant should definitely be part of your strategy.