Beyond obvious vitamin and mineral properties, recent evidence shows that foods that have been around for millenia have other factors that improve health. Tomatoes contain lycopene, grapes have anthocyanins, and broccoli features cancer-fighting sulfides. For at least a decade scientists have known that conjugated linoleic acid found in ruminant animals contains one of the most potent anti-carcinogens ever discovered, according to Lance Baumgard, UA animal scientist.
“It decreases tumor formation, and is toxic to existing tumors,” he says. It’s preventative and therapeutic, and is not destroyed by cooking. CLA affects Type II diabetes, fat synthesis, lupus, atherosclerosis and immune system function. It’s a remarkable molecule.”
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