ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2008) — Scientists in Arkansas are reporting new evidence that natural pigments responsible for the beautiful blue/purple/reddish color of certain fruits and vegetables may ...

Women younger than age 75 years who eat diets rich in the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may have a reduced risk of developing the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according ...

In several previous columns I've addressed the benefits of fiber in fruits and vegetables. We now know that fiber decreases certain forms of cancers, reduces the risk for heart disease and controls ...

Researchers have unlocked the process by which cancer may be prevented by substances which give vegetables their colour, a conference was hearing today. The pigments in yellow, red and green ...

Your parents were right - carrots really can help your eyesight. Pigments called carotenoids – which give vegetables like carrots, peppers and spinach their colours – can slow the progression of ...

Colorize your diet. That is the latest advice from nutrition experts who have studied the health-promoting properties of the vast spectrum of colorful fruits and vegetables. Two recently published ...

Cooking vegetables doesn't always reduce their vitamin and antioxidant content. Some vegetables, such as tomatoes, carrots, ...