Phytochemicals: Health protective effects

From: Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Phytochemicals:

Health Protective Effects1

Abstract/Resume

Consuming a diet rich in plant foods will provide a milieu of phytochemicals, non-nutritive substances in plants that possess health-protective benefits. Vegetables, fruits, whole grains, herbs, nuts and seeds contain an abundance of phenolic compounds, terpenoids, sulfur compounds, pigments, and other natural antioxidants that have been associated with protection from and/or treatment of conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. The foods and herbs with the highest anticancer activity include garlic, soybeans, cabbage, ...

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