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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-surprising-sesame/">Food of the Week [Part II]: Surprising Sesame</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted February 10, 2008 at 02:00 PM by Jessica Hale</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">This week, we’re showing you how the tiny sesame seed can pack a big nutritional punch. Whether in seed, oil, or paste form, sesame fits in at every meal of the day.&nbsp; Sesame seeds are high in useful minerals like copper, magnesium, zinc, and iron. Increasing your intake of sesame is also a great way to meet your calcium needs, particularly for women who don’t or can’t eat dairy. One serving contains 35% of your daily recommended intake. You probably already know that calcium can help prevent the osteoporosis common among older women, but it has a myriad of other health benefits as well. Calcium helps protect colon cells from cancer-causing chemicals, prevents migraine headaches, and can also alleviate many of the symptoms of PMS, making it a useful nutrient for women in particular. A high intake of calcium…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-surprising-sesame/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-surprising-sesame/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-surprising-sesame/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-surprising-sesame/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/recipes/">recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/vegetarianism/">vegetarianism</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/food-of-the-week/">food-of-the-week</a><br /><br /> </P>