“Diet is an important part of healthy living,” Jeremy Nicholson of Imperial College revealed to SpectroscopyNOW, “it is just some things that are supposed to relieve stress – and widely touted by healthfood companies as being good for you – do not metabolically ameliorate the effects of even very minor experimental stress.” He and his colleagues have used NMR spectroscopy to analyse marker compounds in blood samples from rats under stress that have had their food switched to included polyunsaturated fats. “No one has actually tested this particular health claim before and this one doesnt stand up well,” Nicholson says. Additionally, the research shows it is possible to accurately measure and quantify how changing diet impacts health. This could ultimately lead to the development of more targeted and more effective products.
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