Tequila Plant May Help Fight Bone Loss
An ingredient in agave, the plant used to make tequila, may help fight bone-weakening osteoporosis and other diseases, Mexican researchers say.
Agave, artichokes, garlic, onions and chicory are rich, natural sources of fructans — nondigestible carbohydrates consisting of molecules of fructose linked together into chains, according to background information in a news release from the American Chemical Society.
