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Edible plants in the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) are termed Cruciferous vegetables. For a botanical description of plants in this family (whether or not used for food), see Brassicaceae. Ten of the most common vegetables eaten by people are in a single species ( B. oleracea), and are not distinguished from one another taxonomically, but only by the horticultural category of cultivar groups. Numerous other genera and species in the family are also edible. Cruciferous vegetables are one of the dominant food crops worldwide. Widely considered to be healthful foods, they are high in vitamin C and soluble fibre and contain multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties diindolylmethane, sulforaphane and selenium. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have recently discovered that 3,3'-Diindolylmethane in Brassica vegetables is a potent modulator of the innate immune response system with potent anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer activity. Extensive selective breeding has produced a large variety of cultivars, especially within the genus Brassica. One description of genetic factors involved in the breeding of Brassica species is the Triangle of U.
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1. You Can't Stand Green Vegetables Yet You Want Strong Ballet Muscles
October 20, 2008
I know there are many talented ballet dance students and young people training to win in the different sports arenas who do not take nutrition seriously. Until they get injured, or until their recovery periods no longer suffice to recover in. Green vegetables are number one on their "can't stand" list.
A simplistic explanation of how green vegetables, especially cruciferous (broccoli, kale, Brussel sprouts, cabbage, being the most common) support exercise might be this.
The body works like a machine. The workings are motivated by thought, be it conscious, subconscious, deliberate, ca... (read more)
Author: Dianne M. Buxton
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2. Cruciferous Vegetables Are Super Foods - But I Can't Stand Green Vegetables!
October 20, 2008
On a search for the phrase "can't stand green vegetables" a quarter million sites showed up. I read a few posts about this - some very humorous and some adamant that these veggies are not meant for human consumption. Burping and intestinal gas are frequent complaints.
The use of cruciferous vegetables has been documented for a few thousand years. Cabbage leaves were used to relieve inflammation, as a poultice as well as stop hair loss, remedy tumors, and even remove freckles. Richer in calcium than milk, broccoli, cauliflower,kale, and Brussel sprouts also are considered superfoods by jui... (read more)
Author: Dianne M. Buxton
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3. Broccoli sprouts offer protection
September 19, 2008
A concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumours in an animal model by more than half, according to a report in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. This finding reinforces human epidemiologic studies that have suggested that eating cruciferous vegetables like broccoli is associated with reduced risk for bladder cancer, according to the study's senior investigator, Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD, professor of oncology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. "Although this is an animal study, it provides p... (read more)
Author: Scientist Live
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4. Oregon State Research Links Diet During Pregnancy To Prevention Of Childhood Cancers
January 30, 2007
Bear Creek, Wis. - Pregnant women who eat cruciferous vegetables like Sauerkraut, cabbage, and broccoli may be improving their child's resistance to cancer, according to a recent study conducted at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.
The research, published in the journal Carcinogenesis, was conducted with pregnant mice and revealed that a chemical found in Sauerkraut - Indole-3-carbinol - gave their offspring noticeable protection against leukemia and lymphoma at a young age, and against lung cancer later in life.
Ryan Downs, co-owner of Great Lakes Kraut, the wo... (read more)
Author: Femi Cole
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5. Study Identifies Chemical in Sauerkraut that Repairs DNA, Prevents Cancer
November 14, 2006
Bear Creek, Wis. –– A Georgetown University study published earlier this year in the British Journal of Cancer expands upon many other cancer studies by identifying and describing the cellular process which gives cruciferous foods, like cabbage and sauerkraut, a strong cancer-fighting response in the human body. The study found that a chemical called indol-3-carbonol (I3C) which occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and sauerkraut, boosts the activity of two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which then work to detect and repair damaged DNA. Because damaged ... (read more)
Author: Femi Cole
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