In Season:
Sweet Potatoes
These Thanksgiving favorites are packed with fiber,
plus they’re rich in beta carotene, which provides
your body with vitamin A—a key to healthy vision.
Try B. Smith’s sweet potato salad on page 139.Can apples
keep your mind
sharp?
Maybe! Researchers from Tufts University
recently linked foods containing flavonoids—
like apples, berries and dark chocolate—with
brain health. They found that older adults
who ate fewer flavonoid-rich foods were
two to four times more likely to develop
Alzheimer’s disease. Get more
flavonoids with the apple
galette on page 146.Looking Good
We all know that dairy products are good for our
bones, but they could be good for our skin, too.
Research shows that milk, yogurt and cheese
all contain vitamin K2, which can help prevent
wrinkles and improve skin elasticity. Soft cheese
has a higher concentration of K2 than hard
cheese—a good excuse to break out the brie.The Spice Is Right
When you grab the cinnamon this month,
know that it’s good for more than just flavor:
A new study from the Endocrine Society found
that it can help control blood sugar levels in
people with prediabetes, which affects about
90 million people in the United States.To Your Hea lth
Here’s what’s extra good for you in this issue.
BRIE: LEVI BROWN. APPLE: PHILIP FRIEDMAN. CINNAMON: GETTY IMAGES.12 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●NOVEMBER 2020
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