In Vidalia, Georgia, the death rate from stomach cancer is 50 per cent lower than the national mortality rate for the disease. Many believe it is because locals eat plenty of what vegetable:
a) onions
b) carrots
c) radishes
d) spinach
The answer is a). In Vidalia, Georgia -- home of the Vidalia onion -- the death rate from stomach cancer is significantly lower than the U.S.'s national average mortality rate for the disease.
Onions are deemed to be a cancer-fighting food because it increases the body's production of glutathione-S-transferase, an important cancer-fighting enzyme.
[Source: The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, (Fair Winds Press, 2007)]
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During the California Gold Rush from 1848 to 1855, the following food item would cost as much as $100 a bushel.
a) wheat
b) apples
c) barley
d) pears
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