Momma always said, “Eat your vegetables.”  But the vegetables that you choose to eat can have more or less cancer fighting potential, relatively speaking.  Which vegetables should we be eating more of?  Cruciferous and dark green veggies show the highest cancer fighting potential, along with veggies from the Allium genus, like garlic--according to a new study in “Food Chemistry.”  

In this study, researchers measured how extracts from 34 vegetables might fight 8 tumor cell lines—in the lab, not in humans… The results proved the importance of eating your cruciferous, dark greens and veggies from the Allium genus in all cancer cell lines tested: breast, stomach, pancreas, prostate, brain, lung, kidney, and skin. 

What are some of the most important vegetables to eat?  Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, and garlic.  What were some of the vegetables with less cancer fighting potential according to this study?  Carrots, tomatoes, lettuce and potatoes.  Hmmm…  But don’t stop eating your carrots and tomatoes just yet—they do have important protective nutritional value—the key here, and what the research suggests is that we need to eat a healthy balance of vegetables to get the most health benefits. 

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