I have found that newsmax tends to publish some way-out-there health stories and claims. You have to take what they print about health with a grain of salt... but, I think you could say that about most health-related stories. Everybody seems to have some astounding study to report these days.
Speaking of such... here’s one that might interest you. :-)
Kudzu extract may be useful in treating metabolic syndrome
http://ihealthbulletin.com/blog/2009/08/30/kudzu-supplement-metabolic-syndrome/
Y’mean there may actually be a use for kudzu?
In his youth, my Dad worked at seeding/roadside maintenance. Maybe I should tell him atonement is in sight for the Vine that Ate the South, LOL.