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Deb Kennedy, PhD - Culinary Medicine: A Focus on Fruit
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Dr. Deb for this engaging session where she takes fruit from the clinic to your plate. She delves into the heart of culinary medicine, focusing on the vital role fruits play in … Read More.
Question:
Which of the fruits discussed today have the lowest glycemic index and the highest antioxidant or anti-carcinogenic phytochemicals?
— Thomas Susko
Answer:
So I did look because that was a whole bunch of things. So when we're looking at the glycemic index, anti-cancer, so when I looked up anti-cancer, we had MD Anderson saying that berries and grapes were great. The American Cancer Society said a variety. And the American Institute of Cancer Research said that cherries and apples and grapefruit and cranberries and raspberries, and I actually do have a link also about looking up the different fruits for anti-cancer properties. They're all, um, as long as they have a color right, they have the antioxidants and the anti-inflammatories in them.
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