Mother nature is funny. Natural mutations are occurring in the world all around us, especially with regards to food crops. But we never see them because anything that appears abnormal is filtered out before it hits our grocery stores.

Uli Westphal, however, has done a fantastic job of hunting down mutant fruits and vegetables at the farmer’s market in Berlin and has meticulously and professionally photographed and cataloged them for us all to see.
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According to the September 2006 issue of Men’s Health magazine, researchers at UCLA discovered that small dietary modifications can make a big difference with regards to weight loss, which we all know contributes to overall health.

“In the study, normal-weight people reported eating, on average, two servings of fruit and 12 grams of fiber a day; those who were overweight had just one serving and 9 grams.

Credit that extra 3 grams of fiber – the amount in one apple or orange – as the difference maker.

Fiber slows digestion and enhances satiety, says study author Beth Gillham, Ph.D., R.D.”

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