Nutrition Talk #0016: Taking a Look at Superfoods

In this episode, your host Emily Rak takes a critical look at superfoods. Superfoods are said to have health promoting qualities, such as the ability to fight cancer, reduce inflammation, boost immunity and defy the aging process. But what exactly makes a food super? In this episode of Nutrition Talk we explore whether or not superfoods are truly super for your health, or simply an example of shrewd marketing. Dr. Miriam Nelson and Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg, both of Tufts University, weigh in on the discussion. Dr. Nelson is Director of the John Hancock Research Center on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention and Dr. Blumberg is Director of the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.