The Pickled Cabbage Condiment May Have Health Benefits Beyond Vitamins
By JOY VICTORY
Nov. 8, 2005
SHARE Could sauerkraut be the next chicken soup?
The fermented food has been getting a lot of buzz lately, after scientists in Seoul claimed that 11 of 13 infected chickens started to recover from the avian flu after being fed an extract of kimchi, a Korean dish similar to sauerkraut, according to a BBC report.
With fear of a possible bird flu pandemic growing, sales of kimchi and sauerkraut have spiked in many areas of the world, various news reports state.
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Similar only in that they both start with cabbage. I have had kimchi. I promise that the only health benefit it could possibly have would be the same qualities that any industrial strength veterinary laxative would have. Like radiation therapy for cancer, kimchi kills everything, healthy cells and diseased. That being said, there are times when a bowl full is just what the doctor ordered.
saurkraut bump!