ShareThisPeople often have strong feelings about cruciferous vegetables. But you should learn to love cauliflower, cabbage and their cousins because of their ample health benefits. Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about them.1. Cruciferous vegetables got their name because their flowers resemble a cross. True or false?2. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower are all cruciferous vegetables. True or false?3. Cruciferous vegetables are rich sources of flavonoids, beta carotene and lutein. True or false?4. All cruciferous vegetables are powerful antioxidants that reverse high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. True or false?5. One cup of broccoli supplies more than 205 percent of the adult daily requirement of vitamin C. True or false?6. One cup of steamed broccoli supplies more than 150 percent of the adult daily requirement of vitamin A. True or false?7. Studies show that women who ate the most flavonoids had a 38 percent reduction in coronary heart disease mortality. True or false?8. While cruciferous vegetables are loaded with flavonoids and antioxidants, they have no impact on glycemic control. True or false?9. A diet that is consistently high in cruciferous vegetables can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. True or false?Source: "WomenHeart's All Heart Family Cookbook: Featuring the 40 Foods Proven To Promote Heart Health," by Kathy Kastan and Suzanne Banfield (Rodale, $29.95, 301 pages).Answers: 1. true; 2. true; 3. true; 4. true; 5. true; 6. true; 7. true; 8. false; 9. true(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.scrippsnews.com.)
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