If you ever smoked DON'T take beta carotene supplements and make sure your multi-vitamins don't include beta carotene. If you do, you up your risk for cancer.
While crunchy veggies may thwart lung cancer. It's the compounds called isothicyanates found in cruciferous vegetables that speed up the removal of carcinogens from the body.
Cruciferous vegetables, part of the cabbage family, include broccoli, cauliflower, kale, turnips, collards, Brussels sprouts, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, horseradish, radishes, and watercress.
Posted by Jill Fallon at September 24, 2005 6:34 PM | Permalink