A study conducted in 2009 found that allium and cruciferous vegetables had the greatest inhibitory effects upon 8 different tumor cell lines. The study compared the effectiveness of 34 different vegetables against cancer cells. The study reports, "garlic was by far the strongest inhibitor of tumor cell proliferation, with complete growth inhibition of all tested cell lines." Other members of the allium family such as leeks and onions were also powerful cancer inhibitors. Cruciferous vegetables came up a close second.
Reference:
Boivin, Dominique, et al., Antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of common vegetables: A comparative study, Food Chemistry 112(2009): 374-380.
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