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Watercress: The Valuable Component That Can Reduce Cancer Risk


Date: 01/03/07
 
The PEITC in watercress and other cruciferous vegetables is believed to inhibit the activation of an enzyme that's necessary for cancer to thrive.

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'Rabbit food' is the familiar derogatory term commonly used by devoted steak & potatoes guys to dismiss the thought that they'd ever waste time eating lettuce leaves tossed with sunflower seeds and grated carrots. So just imagine how they might react to the offering of a watercress salad.

Hamster food!

What rabbits, hamsters, and your average carnivores don't know is that watercress delivers plenty of calcium, as well as good amounts of vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, beta-carotene, and iron.

In addition, watercress is one of the best sources of phenylethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC). This compound doesn't quite have the household-word status of those other nutrients, but it just might turn out to be the most valuable component of watercress.

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