Business of LifeEveryone has heard "I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it," even though they may have never seen the New Yorker cartoon and caption by E.B. White.
But apparently people can't tell the difference between iceberg lettuce and spinach in sandwiches, burgers or tacos.
Tip to MacDonalds. Nutrition professors have conducted 3 blind tests to learn that people can't tell the difference except that the spinach is greener. Today, only 32% of Americans are getting enough folate every day. Substituting spinach for lettuce as a matter of course could make a great difference.
People who consume two servings of folate-rich foods have a 20% low risk of stroke and a 13% lower risk of heart disease.
Posted by Jill Fallon at April 22, 2004 08:42 AM | Permalink