At the rate the good news comes out, this unique product could become as essential in the pantry as aspirin or tylenol.
At the rate the good news comes out, this unique product could become as essential in the pantry as aspirin or tylenol.
Just three weeks ago, Dr. Yves Desjardins revealed that maple syrup contained an appreciable concentration of abscissic acid, known to stimulate the release of insulin in the body, and that it therefore had properties therapy for diabetes. We now learn that maple syrup contains 13 new antioxidant components known for their anticancer, antibacterial and antidiabetic properties. The credit for this decryption goes to the American researcher Navindra Seeram, from the University of Rhode Island. He revealed his results to the American Chemical society in San Francisco on March 21.
In addition, work published in the recent edition of the Journal of Medicinal Food reveals that maple syrup would limit the proliferation of cancer cells in the prostate and lungs and, to a lesser extent, in the breast, colon and brain.
In this regard, maple syrup would perform better than blueberries, broccoli, tomatoes and carrots. No wonder dietitian Marie Breton says, “Maple products are much more than just sweeteners. Thanks to their content of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and other beneficial compounds, they can contribute to a better diet, especially when they replace sugar, brown sugar, honey and corn syrup. "
