Consumption of fruit, coffee, chocolate and wine may reduce risk of metabolic syndrome by up to 23% (High blood pressure by 30X, too)

Medical Xpress / FAPESP / The Journal of Nutrition ^ | Feb. 20, 2025 | Maria Fernanda Ziegler / Renata A Carnauba et al

[MayflowerMadam]

Chocolate, wine, and coffee...

My favorite diet!

[sauropod]

bkmk

[BobL]

I suspect that they changed their conclusions once RFK was confirmed as they had to fear RFK wanting to ‘have a look’ at their data.

[CaptainPhilFan]

(in my best Jim from Taxi impression) :

Well, okey dokey.

[SamAdams76]

I only like wines with dogs on the label.

[Justa]

I replaced (seed oil) margarine with butter. Much healthier.

[Fractal Trader]

Don’t forget cinnamon

From ChatGPT:

is it fair to say that cinnamon has a broad effect across the metabolic syndrome?

Yes, it is fair to say that cinnamon has a broad effect across metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. These conditions include insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, obesity, high blood pressure, and dyslipidemia.

[ckilmer]

I like the list except for. the grapes. I’ll buy concord grapes in season but most of the rest of them are just sugar bombs.

I do eat plenty of blue berries, black berries, strawberries plus cranberries when they’re in season.

I wonder why none of those made the list.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Unless you have a problem with caffeine, it’s actually quite good for your brain, in moderation.

Do watch out for sugar in bottled green tea.

There are some unsweet varieties that are very solid, tea and water list of ingredients.