Kale... a super food?
Posted by:
thenewguy
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Date: August 17, 2009 07:49PM Wow. Check this out:
"A member of the Brassica family, kale is a great food if you're looking to protect your health and enjoy a delicious food at the same time. It's the organosulfur compounds in this food that have been main subject of phytonutrient research, and these include the glucosinolates and the methyl cysteine sulfoxides. Although there are over 100 different glucosinolates in plants, only 10-15 are present in kale and other Brassicas. Yet these 10-15 glucosinolates appear able to lessen the occurrence of a wide variety of cancers, including breast and ovarian cancers. Exactly how kale's sulfur-containing phytonutrients prevent cancer is not yet fully understood, but several researchers point to the ability of its glucosinolates and cysteine sulfoxides to activate detoxifing enzymes in the liver that help neutralize potentially carcinogenic substances. (These detoxifying enzymes include quinone reductases and glutathione-S-transferases). For example, scientists have found that sulforaphane, a potent glucosinolate phytonutrient found in kale and other Brassica vegetables, boosts the body's detoxification enzymes, potentially by altering gene expression, thus helping to clear potentially carcinogenic substances more quickly. " Re: Kale... a super food?
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: August 17, 2009 08:01PM great because to be honest with you i do not know of any other individual who consumes and drinks kale as much as i do
joyfully gleefully eternally i love kale and it is also so beautiful it looks like a green flower albeit with rather thick leaves for petals Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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