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 Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:19 am Post subject: Red Cabbage Found to Contain 36 Anti-Cancer Anthocyanins |
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NaturalNews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/024487.html
Originally published October 14 2008
Red Cabbage Found to Contain 36 Anti-Cancer Anthocyanins
by David Gutierrez
(NaturalNews) Red cabbage contains 36 different varieties of
anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids that have been linked to cancer
protection, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture>s Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring pigments that give fruits and
berries their red, blue and purple coloration. A variety of studies
have shown that in addition to protecting against cancer, anthocyanins
can improve heart health and brain function. Another recent laboratory
study by the ARS found that some varieties of anthocyanin have twice
the antioxidant effect of vitamin C. The effects of those different
antioxidants in the human body have not yet been tested.
In the current study, researchers fed 12 volunteers a carefully
controlled diet that contained either 2/3, 1 1/3 or 2 cups of cooked
red cabbage per meal. The volunteers ate two meals per day for three
days.
The researchers found that participants absorbed the most anthocyanins
when eating the largest serving of cabbage. In addition, they
identified 36 different varieties of the chemical in the vegetable,
eight more than were previously known.
The anthocyanins were absorbed at different rates by the body,
depending on whether they were acylated or non-acylated. Acylated
anthocyanins, composing 80 percent of the anthocyanin content of the
cabbage, were more stable and less easily absorbed by the body. In
contrast, non-acylated anthocyanins were at least four times more
bioavailable than the acylated variety.
Another recent study, conducted by Japanese researchers, found that
anthocyanins modify the functioning of fat cells and may help fight
the symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms linked to cardiovascular
disease and diabetes, including fasting hyperglycemia, high blood
pressure, central obesity, lowered HDL ("good") cholesterol and
elevated triglyceride levels.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: Re: Red Cabbage Found to Contain 36 Anti-Cancer Anthocyanins |
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Great Idea. I>ll plant red cabbage next year.
I only wished I was back on the farm and had
the old root cellar to fill up with red cabbage,
beets, carrots, a few purple potatoes, squash,
and wine.
A long life and a measure of independence is a
worthy goal...........Trig
I really do miss the rural life and the older
I get the more this is so. And I miss the stars
of the old rural night sky of youth, I look
back in my mind and I see eternity....Stars beyond
number. Tonight I go out and I see 50 stars at best,
no big wonder there. |
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