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Brassicaceae
(redirected from cruciferous vegetable)

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Brassicaceae [‚bras·ə′kās·ē‚ē]
(botany)
An equivalent name for the Cruciferae.


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This was especially true for those eating more green leafy vegetables and more cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, broccoli, and kale.
Some studies show that people who eat the most cruciferous vegetables have lower rates of lung, stomach, colon, prostate, bladder, and breast cancers.
One study of elderly women showed that those who ate the most green, leafy and cruciferous vegetables (spinach, kale, and dark salad greens) had the thinking ability of slightly younger women than those who ate few of these vegetables.
 
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