April 7/The Toronto Star -- According to a study published in the March issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the impact of a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal can be neutralized or reduced if it is accompanied by a glass of orange juice.
The study found that the orange juice, which contains flavonoids -- a plant metabolite or compound that is believed to have healing properties -- reduces oxidative and inflammatory stress, said Husam Ghanim, first author of the study and a research assistant professor at the University of Buffalo's department of medicine.