Re: Lies, lies and more lies.

On Nov 23, 7:26 pm, Caranx latus <kar...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All-seeing-I wrote:
On Nov 23, 4:30 pm, "Mike Dworetsky"

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How ya doing with that "There are cabbages, therefore goddidit" effort?

But you never explained why cabbage is harvested at a time when the
human body needs those specific nutrients the most is not a designed
attribute.

Why is that?

Your claim is that cabbages are designed to meet human needs, right? (I
have to confess that I missed where you actually supported that claim,
by the way, and would appreciate a link to the appropriate post. I'm
sure that you would agree that the burden of proof for this claim is
ultimately yours.)

Cabbage *is* a designed food crop. Its characteristics are what they are
because artificial selection by man shaped the plant into a variety of
forms that have better food value than the original wild plant (Brassica
oleracea). As a result, humans have produced cabbage, broccoli,
cauliflower and others over the course of several millenia.

B. oleracea is a biennial plant, and stores nutrients over the winter in
its leaves so that it has the necessary energy to flower in its second
year. The vegetables that derive from the wild stock are harvested after
their first year, when presumably the plants have stored significant
amounts of nutrients into their leaves.

If B. oleracea is designed for man, then surely all biennial plants are
similarly designed and for similar reasons, aren't they? You're always
going on about common design, after all. Many forms of mullein are
biennial, and none of them appear to have any use to humans that depend
on their storage of nutrients in their leaves for winter survival.

All of the original created B. oleracea are good for the human body
during winter. Cabbage is simply a variation of B. oleracea.

Let's look at just ONE vitamin in B. oleracea; which is rich in other
essential nutrients as well.

Some (notably brussels sprouts and broccoli) contain high levels of
sinigrin

Sinigrinis a glucosinolate which belongs to the family of glucosides
found in some plants of the Brassica family such as brussels sprouts,
broccoli and the seeds of black mustard to name but a few....

which may help prevent bowel cancerColorectal cancer

In relation to winter, another nutrient cabbage posses a lot of is
Vitamin C 32.6mg 54% of daily requirement is just a cup.

A study earlier this year conducted at Addenbrooke's Hospital, the
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine (1), has
demonstrated that vitamin C can help protect against both for
respiratory infections and cardiovascular disease.

The researchers monitored 96 men and women aged 65-74 years living in
their own homes who consumed between 65mg and 90 mg of vitamin C every
day. The results showed that vitamin C levels were positively
associated with a reduction in respiratory infections - the people who
consumed the most vitamin C experienced significantly fewer chest
complaints. The researchers also found that an additional 60mg of
vitamin C could reduce the risk of heart disease by ten per cent.

A further randomised double-blind trial conducted at Huddersfield
University (2) came to the same conclusions. Fifty-seven elderly
patients admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections
(bronchitis and bronchopneumonia) were split into two groups - the
first to receive a daily 200 mg tablet of vitamin C, and the second
group to receive a placebo tablet.

This relatively modest oral dose of vitamin C led to a significant
increase in plasma and white cell vitamin C concentration - even in
those patients suffering from acute respiratory infections! Needless
to say, those patients who received vitamin C supplements fared
significantly better than those who just received the placebo tablet.

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2371/2
http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/Health-problems/Cold%20Flu%20-%20researchDiet&Lifestyle.htm

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