To Fight Cancer and Diabetes: Pour Real Maple Syrup instead of the "Fake Stuff"

Sorry Aunt Jemima. Pure maple syrup has you beat. Unlike imitation syrups that usually include a long list of ingredients (starting with high fructose corn syrup), the real stuff contains only one ingredient: pure maple syrup. It also comes with a long list of health benefits. University of Rhode Island researchers found more than 20 antioxidant compounds in pure maple syrup that have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic properties. Sweet!

Serve it up: Twice a week, pour ¼ cup of maple syrup onto whole-wheat pancakes, or 2 tablespoons of syrup and a handful of walnuts into oatmeal.
By: Nicole Yorio Jurick

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