Spinach

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• 10/02/2016
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The Environment Working Group’s 2003 list shows spinach as one of the foods most contaminated with pesticides, so buying organic is recommended (Bowden, 2007, p.61).

Spinach is packed with

• Non-dairy calcium (Bowden, 2007, p.60), and vitamin K for osteoporosis prevention (Bowden, 2007, p.80).
• Different flavonoids which function as powerful antioxidants and impressive anticancer agents (Bowden, 2007, p.60)
• Natural ACE inhibitors, which lower blood pressure (Bowden, 2007, p.80).
• Nutrients like folic acid, which help reduce homocysteine level.
• Magnesium, which help lower blood pressure and prevents heart disease (Bowden, 2007, p.60).
• Iron (Bowden, 2007, p.61).
• Anti-inflammatory antioxidants vitamin A and C, which help prevent cholesterol oxidation and colon cancer. They may help protect the brain from age-related diseases (Bowden, 2007, p.60).
• Carotenoid neoxanthin, which fights prostate cancer in men (Bowden, 2007, p.60).
• Carotenoid lutein, which prevents age-related macular degeneration, and is important in both lung and heart health (Bowden, 2007, p.61).
• Spinach has been tested to have the second highest ORAC values, after kale, among the vegetables (Bowden, 2007, p.46).

Spinach has been tested to have the second highest ORAC values, after kale, among the vegetables (Bowden, 2007, p.46.