5 Junk Foods That Could Save Your Life
By Hilary Walke
Credit: Mark Mavroudis/Flickr
It's A Medical Miracle
From blue M&Ms to cheese whiz, it turns out our favorite junk foods may have some redeeming qualities. Find out if your favorite splurge food made the list.
Blue M&M’s
A recent study led by a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center discovered that the artificial blue dye in M&M’s had a significant impact on the recovery of rats with spinal cord injuries. No, we’re not advising you to make a steady diet of them, but researchers are hopeful this discovery will lead to effective treatment in the future.
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Comments
Date: 11/03/2009 - 12:17 pm
i would agree with the red wine and dark chocolate, but NOT hershey's ever! nor bought distilled wine. Only if it is made at home, straight form your own vineyard lol. or better eat the grapes. as far as chocolate, put a good amount of dark cocoa (unsweetened and stuff) in your shake and a banana, milk, and you'll get all the goodies and antioxidants.
there are better alternatives, that taste way better than any junky processed food/drink. same goes for acai juice, or even orange one, bought of course. any benefits? not really. if it is not made at home on the spot from the fruits, the it ain't "natural".
if you don't know any better, yeah, take and teach the bad stuff, but at least research first if there is a better healthy alternative that is ALSO more tasteful.
B
Date: 08/18/2009 - 04:40 pm
Not sure if all the foods listed here are really considered "junk food".
Kinda fun though and interesting.
Tami Chandler
Date: 08/05/2009 - 12:14 pm
yuck!