Traditional Mexican Food Has Health Benefits

South Africa News News

Traditional Mexican Food Has Health Benefits
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 Medscape
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 85 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 37%
  • Publisher: 55%

📣 The phenolic compound intake of traditional Mexican food positively affects health conditions and supports the hypothesis that specific nutritional foods have a particular effect on certain diseases, according to researchers.

The phenolic compound intake of traditional Mexican food positively affects health conditions and supports the hypothesis that specific nutritional foods have a particular effect on certain diseases,Their study, published in the journalis the first to produce tables showing the phenolic content of Mexican dishes.

PCs are a diverse group of plant micronutrients, some of which modulate physiologic and molecular pathways involved in energy metabolism. They can act by different mechanisms; the most important of them are conducted by anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activities, and antiallergic.explain how PCs positively affect certain illnesses, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, thrombocytopenia, and metabolic syndrome.

A total of 973 adults aged 18-79 years were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. The data were obtained from a validated, self-administered food consumption survey that was posted on social media or sent via WhatsApp or email. In one section, there was a list of fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, seeds, spices, beverages, and Mexican dishes. The participants were asked to indicate how often in the past month they had consumed these items.

Using the food biochemistry composition reported in multiple papers, the researchers computed the average total phenolic compounds for each item listed in the survey. For Mexican dishes, they added the TPC of each recipe's ingredient, then recalculated to come up with TPC for an individual portion of each recipe . To analyze the results of the LD group and of the MD group, phenolic compounds intake of recipe was calculated for each participant.

The authors suggest that their data confirm the alarming changes previously reported in the Mexican diet — changes possibly due to the increased influence of other countries via social media and economic globalization. However, they also found that beans, corn , and nopal intake remained preserved in the Mexican eating habits.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Medscape /  🏆 386. in US

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

CDC says sick leave can prevent food poisoning — but few food workers get paid time offCDC says sick leave can prevent food poisoning — but few food workers get paid time offFood contamination by sick workers contributed to approximately 40% of infectious-disease outbreaks, a new report finds.
Read more »

USD/MXN Price Analysis: RSI conditions prod Mexican Peso buyers around 17.53-54 regionUSD/MXN Price Analysis: RSI conditions prod Mexican Peso buyers around 17.53-54 regionUSD/MXN Price Analysis: RSI conditions prod Mexican Peso buyers around 17.53-54 region USDMXN Technical Analysis SwingTrading ChartPatterns SupportResistance
Read more »

Colorado Teen Flouts School Policy, Wears Mexican And U.S. Flag Sash To GraduationColorado Teen Flouts School Policy, Wears Mexican And U.S. Flag Sash To Graduation“Always stand up for what you believe in,' said Naomi Peña Villasano, who was barred from wearing the sash but did so anyway.
Read more »

LDS prophet Brigham Young’s drag-performing son skirted traditional norms and now stirs speculationLDS prophet Brigham Young’s drag-performing son skirted traditional norms and now stirs speculationThe story of Brigham Morris Young, a son of Latter-day Saint pioneer-prophet Brigham Young. Morris would sometimes perform in drag as Italian singer Madam Pattirini, delighting LDS audiences, including his father-in-law, church President Lorenzo Snow.
Read more »

Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduationColorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduationA Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash representing her participation in a service organization. “Always stand up for what you believe in,” Grand Valley High School graduate Naomi Peña Villasano told the Post Independent of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, after receiving her diploma on Saturday in the west-central Colorado town of Parachute. Peña Villasano's case is the latest dispute in the U.S. about what kind of cultural graduation attire is allowed at commencement ceremonies.
Read more »

San Jose: 5 restaurants — French Vietnamese, Mexican, Cambodian and more — taking over key downtown spotsSan Jose: 5 restaurants — French Vietnamese, Mexican, Cambodian and more — taking over key downtown spotsSome of these spaces had been empty since the pandemic
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-06 13:31:02