Foods that Fight DiseaseHome remedies are definitely going more mainstream. This is from the February 15, 1997 issue of Foodservice Director. Phytochemicals in foods that fight disease:
| FOOD | PYTOCHEMICAL | MAY HELP PREVENT/TREAT |
| Apple | Ellagic acid | Cancer |
| Octacosanol | Parkinsonism | |
| Pectin | High blood sugar; cholesterol & blood pressure | |
| Artichoke | Cynarin | High blood cholesterol, liver |
| Dry Beans | Lignans | Colon cancer |
| Soluble fiber | Diabetes, high cholesterol | |
| Blueberries | Anthocyanosides | Diarrhea, heart disease |
| Pectin | High cholesterol, sugar & blood pressure | |
| Broccoli | Indoles Isothiocyanate | Cancer |
| Cabbage | Genistein | Cancer |
| Indoles | Colon cancer | |
| Carrots | Carotenoids | Lung cancer, stroke |
| Celery | Psoralens | Psoriasis |
| 3-n-butyl phthalide | High blood pressure | |
| Chili pepper | Capsaicin | Arthritis, asthma, bronchitis |
| Fig | Benzyaldehyde | Cancer |
| Psoralens | Lymphoma | |
| Flaxseed | Lignans | Cancer |
| Soluble fiber | Diabetes, high cholesterol | |
| Garlic | Allylic sulfides | Cancer |
| Terpenes | ||
| Grape juice & Red Grapes | Resveratrol | High cholesterol |
| Orange | d-limonene terpenes | Cancer (breast, lung) |
| Pineapple | Bromelain | Cancer, inflammation |
| Pumpkin | Carotenoids | Cancer |
| Soybeans | Genistein | Cancer (breast, brain, prostate) |
| Spinach | Carotenoids | Cancer |
| Strawberries | Ellagic acid | Cancer |
| Pectin | High cholesterol | |
| Green tea | Polyphenols | Cancer, high cholesterol; high blood pressure |
| Tomato | Lutein | Cancer |
| Lycopene | Cancer | |
| gamma-amino butyric acid | high blood pressure |
