Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants that has antioxidant activity.

In addition to giving green vegetables their color, chlorophyll is a proven anti-mutagen that guards against the alteration of cellular DNA. Chlorophyll is believed by some researchers to block initiation, the first step in the transformation of normal cells to cancerous ones.

Find Chlorophyll in:

Spinach
A leafy green native of Asia, spinach was brought to Europe by the Moors when they conquered Spain in the eighth century...
Broccoli
A descendant of cabbage, broccoli is a member of the Cruciferous family of vegetables...
Kale
Kale is a member of the cancer-fighting cruciferous family of vegetables...
Lettuce
Lettuce is the common name for a number of related plants that grow in “heads”...

Waters MD, Stack HF, Jackson MA, Brockman HE, De Flora S Activity profiles of antimutagens: in vitro and in vivo data.Mutat Res 1996 Feb 19;350(1):109-29).

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