Although all veggies have amazing health benefits, some may have a little more of what you need to help fight against those pesky free radicals in your body which cause cancer. This doesn't mean don't eat carrots anymore because they don't destroy cancer causing cells-these tips are just suggestions of what to eat more of to increase your intake of antioxidants through specific vegetables!
EAT MORE: Brussel sprouts, kale, cabbage, garlic, & spinach.
EAT LESS: potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers.
As you can see, the vegetables that contain the most antioxidants are green, leafy vegetables like the cabbage and spinach and fragrant veggies like garlic. This article also went into saying that although these are the vegetables that are known to have the most antioxidants to help fight cancer, they only make up 1% of the United States fruit/vegetable consumption where as other vegetables/fruit like potatoes (which contain almost no cancer fighting properties) make up 60% of the United States diet.
With such simple little tweaks to our diet, it should be easy to add these powerful antioxidant enriched vegetables to our daily diet! Maybe try sprinkling garlic on your whole grain pasta, or having spinach on your sandwich instead of regular lettuce. With these small changes you'll get a more flavorful meal and more health benefits as well!
http://eating.health.com/2009/02/23/cancer-fighting-veggies/
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This info is so good to know. I love vegetables but i never knew that the type you ate had a connection to a reduced cancer risk. Although i agree with the fact that eating vegetables won't make guarentee a cancer free body, it makes sense that they could help in some way. I'm definately going to make a point to eat more of the vegetables on the list abve. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThats awesome that there are vegetables that could help reduce the cause of cancer. Its good information to know because you never know what the future will bring in knowledge about cancer. This was a great post! and i will deffinatly keep that in mind while im cooking :)
ReplyDeleteI thought this blog gave people some very good information because people will do anything they can to prevent an awful disease such as cancer. I realize that eating vegetables is not going to completely prevent me from getting cancer but if it takes eating a few vegetables with my meals to help prevent it I am willing to do that.
ReplyDeleteI love all kind of veggie. Now I have another reason to eat them. Good, good!!
ReplyDeleteWell that sucks. Everything I do eat for veggies I should be avoiding and everthing I don't eat I can't stand. I didn't know certain veggies could have an effect on cancer and obtaining it. This was a very informative piece of information.
ReplyDeleteI like very much to eat vegetables because they are healthful for our body and mind, this is good to nkow because give you the option to prevent eat more the vegetables than can make you get cancer and i didnt nkow that. Good information!!
ReplyDeleteSome people might not like to eat these foods but they really are great for you. Eat your vegetables! Nice post.
ReplyDeleteNobody has ever said that vegetables are bad for you, suprisingly. It is important for everybody to be reminded every now and then what vegetables can do for you.
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