Posted on 02/12/2010 1:10:10 PM PST by Steelfish
Rhubarb Crumble – The New Cancer-Busting Superfood Rhubarb crumble can help fight cancer, claim scientists.
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent
Researchers have found that the traditional favourite, like many red vegetables, contains cancer killing chemicals. And baking the plant for 20 minutes – like in a crumble or pie – dramatically increases their concentration.
Now it is hoped that extracting the substances from the plant could come up with new drug treatments for cancers such as leukaemia. The findings showed the chemicals, called polyphenols, could kill or prevent the growth of cancer cells and could be used to develop new, less toxic, treatments for the disease.
It could even be used in cases where cancers had proved resistant to other treatments. The study, by Sheffield Hallam University, is the first time the benefits of British garden rhubarb, specifically a variety grown in south Yorkshire, have been studied. Previous research focused on Oriental medicinal rhubarb, which has been recognised for its health benefits and used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years.
Academics now hope to discover the best combination of rhubarb's polyphenols and chemotherapy agents needed to kill leukaemia cells. Dr Nikki Jordan-Mahy, of Sheffield Hallam University's biomedical research centre, said: "Our research has shown that British rhubarb is a potential source of chemicals that may be used to develop new anti-cancerous drugs. "Rhubarb has been shown to have some very interesting polyphenols that have anti-cancerous properties. Eating a nice crumble will be good for you.
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Superfoo?
Good thing we stopped the Nazis when we did.
Man, I seen some dumbass copywriters before, but the sorry sumbitch what put this headline together is some kind a superfoo!
Hummmmmm, I love rhubarb.
Who you callin' a foo?
Rhubarb Cream Pie.
Blueberry’s, Green Tea, Red wine, peanuts. I get them every day. Don’t know if it will help but I’m getting a polyphenol overload.
“Listen up, foo’!”
We had a rhubarb patch in the backyard when I was little. Loved rhubarb pie, with or without strawberries (which we also grew).
I've wanted to make it myself but my husband, who grew up on a farm, hates rhubarb.
Well, since I know what “boofoo” means I am wondering where I am supposed to stick the rhubarb to get the full effect.
3 balanced meals a day..sunshine and exercise....
Superfoo?
If the foo sh!ts, wear it.
bump
Everybody was superfoo fighting
those cats were fast as lightening
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