Plant flavanoid may help prevent leukemia

Reuters ^ | Jan 28, 2010 | Reporting by Kate Kelland. Editing by Ralph Boulton

[decimon]

LONDON (Reuters) – Eating foods like celery and parsley which contain the naturally occurring flavanoid apigenin may help prevent leukemia, Dutch scientists said Thursday.

Maikel Peppelenbosch of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands said tests showed that apigenin -- a common component of fruit and vegetables -- was able to halt the development of two kinds of cells in leukemia and cut their survival chances.

The findings suggest apigenin could hold promise for preventing leukemia, Peppelenbosch said.

[pookie18]

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60R2O920100128

[BuffaloJack]

In the next 2 weeks there will be a run on celery and parsley, the prices for these vegetables will double (maybe triple) and they will be in short supply.

[G Larry]

I thought celery was just for stirring my Bloody Mary at breakfast?

[decimon]

Thanks.

That apparently changed right after my post.

[decimon]

Ping.

[pookie18]

You’re welcome.

[neverdem]

Cytotoxicity of apigenin on leukemia cell lines: implications for prevention and therapy

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