Korenie drahšie ako zlato

Zvykne sa hovorievať, že je ho málo ako šafranu. Vedeli ste, že unca najkvalitnejšieho šafranu stojí viac ako unca zlata? Naviac šafran sa používa nie len ako afrodiziakum a antidepresant, ale ako prevencia proti vzniku slepoty.

It is one food colouring that you won't mind giving to the family.

Research has shown that saffron, which gives chicken korma and paella their yellow colour, helps keep vision sharp.

Test findings suggest the spice reverses age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the most common cause of blindness in old people.

'Patients' vision improved after taking the saffron pill,' said Professor Silvia Bisti, of the University of Sydney, who carried out the research.

'When they were tested with traditional eye charts, a number of them could read one or two lines smaller than before, while others reported they could read newspapers and books again.'

Saffron, which is widely used in Spanish and Indian cooking, affects the amount of fat stored by the eye, making vision cells 'tougher and more resilient'.

Článok:http://refreshingnews9.blogspot.com/2010/02/it-is-one-food-colouring-that-you-wont.html

13.02.2010