[PHNUTR-L] Chemical in cruciferous foods could help repair DNA, prevents cancer- study

[Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD]

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Chemical in cruciferous foods could help repair DNA, prevents cancer- study
  	
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Feb 14,2006-Study finds that a chemical called indol-3-carbonol (I3C) 
which occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables boosts the activity of 
two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which then work to detect and repair damaged 
DNA.


14/02/06 A Georgetown University study published this week in the latest 
issue of the British Journal of Cancer expands upon many other cancer 
studies by identifying and describing the cellular process which gives 
cruciferous foods, like cabbage and sauerkraut, a strong cancer-fighting 
response in the human body.

The study found that a chemical called indol-3-carbonol (I3C) which 
occurs naturally in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, 
cabbage, and sauerkraut, boosts the activity of two genes, BRCA1 and 
BRCA2, which then work to detect and repair damaged DNA. Because damaged 
DNA can lead cells to become cancerous, eating foods that repair DNA, 
like sauerkraut, may lower the risk of cancer development.

"There have been many studies over the past few years, including studies 
done at the University of Illinois and the University of New Mexico, 
which show that eating sauerkraut can lower the risks of cancer by as 
much as 74 percent," said Ryan Downs, the co-owner of the Great Lakes 
Kraut Company -- the world's largest producer of naturally fermented 
sauerkraut. "But the Georgetown study is unique because it actually 
explains how the process works."

And according to Downs, naturally fermented sauerkraut may be even 
stronger in fighting cancer than raw cruciferous vegetables. A Finnish 
study completed in 2002 found the fermentation process that turns 
cabbage into sauerkraut breaks down the cancer-fighting chemicals in 
cabbage into simpler substances, which are even easier for the body to use.
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