Eating bright-colored fruits and vegetables may prevent or delay ALS

(Wiley) New research suggests that increased consumption of foods containing colorful carotenoids, particularly beta-carotene and lutein, may prevent or delay the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, published by Wiley in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, found that diets high in lycopene, beta-cryptoxanthin, and vitamin C did not reduce ALS risk.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-01/w-ebf012513.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news