Which Vegetable Binds Bile Best?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 06/08/2014

Which foods are best at removing carcinogenic bile acids from the body: asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, eggplant, green beans, kale, mustard greens, okra, or peppers? And do they work better raw or cooked?

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Why would we want to bind bile in the first place? Make sure you see the "prequel" to this video, Breast Cancer and Constipation (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/breast-cancer-and-constipation).

More raw versus cooked comparisons in
• Best Cooking Method (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-cooking-method/)
• Raw Food Nutrient Absorption (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/raw-food-nutrient-absorption-3/)
• Sometimes the Enzyme Myth is True (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/sometimes-the-enzyme-myth-is-true/)
• The Best Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-cook-sweet-potatoes/)

Beets also have a number of other remarkable properties. Check out my video series on Doping with Beet Juice (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/doping-with-beet-juice/), including Hearts Shouldn’t Skip a Beet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hearts-shouldnt-skip-a-beet/).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-vegetable-binds-bile-best/ and he'll try to answer it!

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