Friday, December 20, 2024

This week’s Top Ten separates fact from fiction in examining
the real Jesus, delves into new studies on cannabis, celebrates wiping out ‘murder hornets’ in North America ... and discovers if your cholesterol can drop too low. Plus, we detail rising colon cancer among younger people and reveal the best cooking oil.

While every fruit and vegetable has health-promoting compounds, the ones unique to olive oil, called phenols, are especially powerful. The nutrients in extra virgin olive oil have been found to benefit numerous health conditions, including heart disease and diabetes. To top it off, the underappreciated oil often serves as a key ingredient in a strong diet.

Related:

--Why the Mediterranean diet is the best diet 

- Can fasting help you live longer? Here’s what science says. 

--Yes, there are ‘good carbs.’ Here they are.

Bum reputation? See this rattler in this picture? It is one of the most venomous—but also is very reluctant to strike humans. Rattlesnakes are good neighbors and good parents. Their survival depends on us looking past a bad reputation. What kind of rattler is this one? 

A. Eastern blacktailed rattler
B. Prairie rattlesnake
C. Red diamondback
D. Tiger rattlesnake
E. Western Diamondback

Today’s Soundtrack: Bad Reputation, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

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