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Thursday, July 10, 2008

11 Best Foods You're Not Eating!

I hope you'll watch Newschannel Five at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 11. I'll show you the 11 best foods you're probably not eating!
I won't give them all away here. But I consider myself a pretty healthy eater, and there are a few on the list I've never tried.
The list comes from a book written by Dr. Jonny Bowden called The 150 Healthiest Foods On Earth. I took the list of the 11 foods to a local dietitian and had her evaluate them for me.
I'll give you a little "taste" of the story.
Pomegranate juice is one of the 11 foods. I've heard of it, and even seen it in the grocery store, but I generally stay away from juices because of the high sugar content.
Well, according to Jennifer Ebelhar, a registered dietitian at St. Louis University School of Medicine, you don't need much more than two or three ounces of the pomegranate juice to get a big benefit.
"You're really going to get the most bang for your buck if you choose the one that's 100 percent pomegranate juice," said Ebelhar. "It is expensive, so it's an expensive way to get those antioxidants. But they are very powerful."
So, I hope you'll tune in tomorrow to Newschannel Five at 5, or check out my column in Monday's Healthy and Fit section of the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Why don't you try a few and let me know if you like them, or think they could become a staple of your diet.

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Name: Kay Quinn

Location: St. Louis, MO

ABOUT ME

Health and medical issues make up one of the most exciting beats in the newsroom. Few other areas of news touch each and every one of us so closely and so often.

Whether you're a senior worried about paying for prescription drugs, a parent concerned about the health of a child or waging your own fight against cancer or heart disease, you can usually find health news that applies to you in my daily reports.

I always tell St. Louisans they are so fortunate when it comes to health care. Our city is home to two research hospitals.

Doctors and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis University School of Medicine are involved in some of the most critical research underway in medicine today.

Work is bring done right at this moment, right in our area, that could lead to a vaccine for bird flu or better ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.

I enjoy staying on top of those stories, as well as bringing you health and medical news you can use.

Along with the latest medical breakthroughs, you'll frequently find information on low-cost exercise programs right around the corner from where you live, or details on where to get this year's flu shot.

Many viewers want to know whether I have a medical background. I don't, but my mother was a nurse and I know her health background made a big impression on me as a child.

It's the lifelong curiosity and interest I have in health issues that serves me well in my work as health reporter.

Staying on top of what you need to know to stay fit and healthy is a job I love.