Cabbage et al Against Bladder Cancer
I’ve written about the anti-cancer properties of cruciferous vegetables — broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, and the likes — many times before.
Here’s another report on it’s impact on bladder cancer:
Tags: bladder-cancer, brassica, cabbage, cruciferous, diet, functional-food, health, health diet, health-food, Healthy Eating, healthy-diet, healthy-food, nutraceuticals, nutrition, superfoods, vegetables, ~CancerAn international team led by New Zealand’s Agresearch has discovered that chemicals in the cabbage family of vegetables can decrease the incidence of bladder cancer by more than fifty percent.
“Broccoli sprouts were able to protect against bladder cancer and it was really a very significant effect,” Agresearch’s Dr Rex Munday explained. “It reduced the incidence of bladder cancer by fifty percent.”
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2 opinions for Cabbage et al Against Bladder Cancer
Angelique
Mar 12, 2008 at 5:22 am
And what better time of year to indulge in cabbage than St. Patty’s Day? :)
Peter Belisi
Mar 14, 2008 at 10:37 am
My thoughts exactly. The trick is to overindulge in the cabbage and not the green beer. Easier in theory, of course.
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