brassica vegetable; cruciferous vegetable

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Introduction

Includes:

  • cabbage
  • brussel sprouts
  • cauliflower
  • horseradish
  • wassabi
  • kale
  • broccoli
  • collard greens
  • bok choy
  • kohlirabi

Contain allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), an antineoplastic agent.

Reduces risk of extraprostatic disease in prostate cancer[2]

More general terms

References

  1. ↑ BBC News cited by Netscape 12/22/04
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kirsh VA et al, Prospective study of fruit and vegetable intake and risk of prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007, 99:1200 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17652276
  3. ↑ Wikipedia: Cruciferous vegetables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruciferous_vegetables
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