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MUSHROOM ・ EAR
>
> Slice a mushroom in half and it resembles the shape of
> the human ear.
>
> And guess what? Adding it to your cooking could
> actually improve your
> hearing.
>
> That痴 because mushrooms are one of the few foods in
> our diet that contain
> vitamin D.
>
> This particular vitamin is important for healthy bones,
> even the tiny ones
> in the ear that transmit sound to the brain.

>
>
>
> BANANA (SMILE) ・ DEPRESSION
>
> Cheer yourself up and put a smile on your face by
> eating a banana.
>
> The popular fruit contains a protein called tryptophan.
>
>
> Once it has been digested, tryptophan then gets
> converted in a chemical
> neurotransmitter called serotonin.
>
> This is one of the most important mood-regulating
> chemicals in the brain
> and most anti-depressant drugs work by adjusting levels
> of serotonin
> production.
>
> Higher levels are associated with better
> moods.

> BROCCOLI ・ CANCER
>
> Close-up, the tiny green tips on a broccoli head look like
> hundreds of cancer
> cells.
>
> Now scientists know this disease-busting veg can play a
> crucial role in
> preventing the disease.
>
> Last year, a team of researchers at the US National Cancer
> Institute found just
> a weekly serving of broccoli was enough to reduce the risk
> of prostate cancer
> by 45 per cent.
>
> In Britain , prostate cancer kills one man every
> hour.

> GINGER ・ STOMACH
>
> Root ginger, commonly sold in supermarkets, often looks
> just like the
> stomach.
>
> So it痴 interesting that one of its biggest benefits
> is aiding digestion.
>
> The Chinese have been using it for over 2,000 years to
> calm the stomach and
> cure nausea, while it is also a popular remedy for
> motion sickness.
>
> But the benefits could go much further.
>
> Tests on mice at the University of Minnesota found
> injecting the chemical
> that gives ginger its flavour slowed down the growth
> rate of bowel tumours.

> CHEESE ・ BONES
>
> A nice 蘇oley・cheese, like Emmenthal, is not just
> good for your bones, it
> even resembles their internal structure.
>
> And like most cheeses, it is a rich source of calcium,
> a vital ingredient
> for strong bones and reducing the risk of osteoporosis
> later in life.
>
> Together with another mineral called phosphate, it
> provides the main
> strength in bones but also helps to 叢ower・BR>> muscles.
>
> Getting enough calcium in the diet during childhood is
> crucial for strong
> bones.
>
> A study at Columbia University in New York showed teens
> who increased
> calcium intake from 800mg a day to 1200mg ・equal to
> an extra two slices of
> cheddar - boosted their bone density by six per
> cent.

BEANSPROUTS ・ SPERM
>
> The stir-fry favourite bears an uncanny resemblance to
> the images we see of
> 壮wimming・sperm trying to fertilise an egg. And
> research from the US
> suggests they could play an important part in boosting
> male fertility.
>
> A study at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio showed that to
> make healthy sperm
> in large quantities, the body needs a good supply of
> vitamin C, a powerful
> antioxidant that protects cells against damage by
> harmful molecules called
> free radicals.
>
> Just half a cup of bean sprouts provides 16 per cent of
> the recommended
> daily allowance of vitamin C for a man.
>
> It痴 not just dad but baby too who could benefit.
>
> Bean sprouts are packed with folate, a vitamin that
> prevents neural tube
> defects, where the baby is born with a damaged brain or
> spine.

> GRAPES ・ LUNGS
>
> OUR lungs are made up of branches of ever-smaller
> airways that finish up
> with tiny bunches of tissue called alveoli.
>
> These structures, which resemble bunches of grapes,
> allow oxygen to pass
> from the lungs to the blood stream.
>
> One reason that very premature babies struggle to
> survive is that these
> alveoli do not begin to form until week 23 or 24 of
> pregnancy.
>
> A diet high in fresh fruit, such as grapes, has been
> shown to reduce the
> risk of lung cancer and emphysema.
>
> Grape seeds also contain a chemical called
> proanthocyanidin, which appears
> to reduce the severity of asthma triggered by
> allergy.

> TOMATO ・ HEART
>
> A TOMATO is red and usually has four chambers, just
> like our heart.
>
> Tomatoes are also a great source of lycopene, a plant
> chemical that reduces
> the risk of heart disease and several cancers.
>
> The Women痴 Health Study ・an American research
> programme which tracks the
> health of 40,000 women ・ found women with the highest
> blood levels of
> lycopene had 30 per cent less heart disease than women
> who had very little
> lycopene.
>
> Lab experiments have also shown that lycopene helps
> counter the effect of
> unhealthy LDL cholesterol.
>
> One Canadian study, published in the journal
> Experimental Biology and
> Medicine, said there was 田onvincing evidence・ that
> lycopene prevented
> coronary heart disease.

> WALNUT ・ BRAIN
>
> THE gnarled folds of a walnut mimic the appearance of a
> human brain - and
> provide a clue to the benefits.
>
> Walnuts are the only nuts which contain significant
> amounts of omega-3
> fatty acids.
>
> They may also help head off dementia. An American study
> found that walnut
> extract broke down the protein-based plaques associated
> with Alzheimer痴
> disease.
>
> Researchers at Tufts University in Boston found walnuts
> reversed some signs
> of brain ageing in rats.