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Count on Cabbage

Add chopped cabbage to your salads once a week to help reduce your risk of lung cancer.

Each year lung cancer affects almost 175,000 people, of whom as many as 15 percent are non-smokers. Research suggests cabbage may be a good preventive measure for those people. In study participants who had never smoked, people who ate cabbage once per week had lower rates of lung cancer compared to people who do not eat it often.

Isothiocyanates are cancer-fighting compounds found in cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts.

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nibor
8 of 10 people found this helpful.
8/22/2008 12:37:04 AM

When my husband makes a salad every morning for himself to take to work, he leaves a portion of it undressed (so it will stay fresh) for me to eat during the day. He makes it from cabbage, carrots, purple onions, tomatoes and cucumbers. 
TexBear68
9 of 11 people found this helpful.
4/21/2008 6:26:45 PM

What can a hypothyroid person, like me, do to get the benefits of cruciferous veggies because I've read says these types of vegetables aren't good for my condition. I've been treated and have stable TSH/T4 readings for almost 7 years. 
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