Epidemiological evidence that kimchi consumption may significantly increase cancer risk.
Is Kimchi Good For You?
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We know that vegetables reduce cancer risk, but what about fermented vegetables? Kimchi, a Korean dish usually made out of fermented cabbage. Harmful, harmless, helpful?
Harmful, potentially doubling one’s risk of breast cancer. And may increase the odds of getting prostate cancer ten-fold—just a spoonful a day. This is one of the studies that changed my eating habits this year.
You know, it’s funny, every time I come home from the medical library, my family’s like, “What can’t we eat now?” Or they’re like, “Hmm, why is there parsley in everything all of a sudden?”
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- H. Yu, J. Y. Hwang, J. Ro, J. Kim, and N. Chang. Vegetables, but not pickled vegetables, are negatively associated with the risk of breast cancer. Nutr Cancer, 62(4):443{453, 2010.
- L. Jian, D. H. Zhang, A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. Do preserved foods increase prostate cancer risk? Br. J. Cancer, 90(9):1792{1795, 2004.
Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video.
We know that vegetables reduce cancer risk, but what about fermented vegetables? Kimchi, a Korean dish usually made out of fermented cabbage. Harmful, harmless, helpful?
Harmful, potentially doubling one’s risk of breast cancer. And may increase the odds of getting prostate cancer ten-fold—just a spoonful a day. This is one of the studies that changed my eating habits this year.
You know, it’s funny, every time I come home from the medical library, my family’s like, “What can’t we eat now?” Or they’re like, “Hmm, why is there parsley in everything all of a sudden?”
Please consider volunteering to help out on the site.
- H. Yu, J. Y. Hwang, J. Ro, J. Kim, and N. Chang. Vegetables, but not pickled vegetables, are negatively associated with the risk of breast cancer. Nutr Cancer, 62(4):443{453, 2010.
- L. Jian, D. H. Zhang, A. H. Lee, and C. W. Binns. Do preserved foods increase prostate cancer risk? Br. J. Cancer, 90(9):1792{1795, 2004.
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Is Kimchi Good For You?
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