Regular readers will know that I am very positive about the cancer prevention and cancer fighting attributes of a broad range of vegetables. Even though my dear wife ensures that I eat a variety of vegetables with my meals she also prepares quite delicious drinks in the mixer of raw veggies and also, raw fruits and berries.

Perhaps the main reason people in general do not regularly consume sufficient daily amounts of either vegetables or fruits, to help ward off or manage disease, is a well ingrained reliance on their doctor to treat all health issues with drugs. Many have not yet recognized the need to take care of - and to be responsible for - their own health and well being.

Unpopular veggies vital for cancer protection: Study
By Stephen Daniells
http://www.nutraingredients.com

07-Oct-2008 -

Vegetables with the highest anti-cancer potential make up only a “miniscule” part of the diet, and measures should be taken to boost consumption, says a new study.

Writing in the journal Food Chemistry, Canadian researchers agree that extracts from cruciferous, dark green and Allium vegetables show the highest anti-cancer potential.

See Report at: http://www.nutraingredients.com

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