Dr. Joel Joel Fuhrman - Could He Be Wrong? Is Kale Actually Bad for You?!

Aug. 31, 2013 - PRLog -- Dr. Joel Joel Fuhrman - Could He Be Wrong? Is Kale Actually Bad for You?!

Everyone is raving about the benefits of eating kale. But is it possible that it is not good for the body?

Origin of Kale
Until the end of the Middle Ages, kale was one of the most common green vegetables in all of Europe. Curly leafed varieties of cabbage already existed along with flat leafed varieties in Greece in the fourth century BC. These forms, which were referred to by the Romans as Sabellian kale, are considered to be the ancestors of modern kales. Today one may differentiate between varieties according to the low, intermediate, or high length of the stem, with varying leaf types. The leaf colours range from light green through green, dark green and violet-green to violet-brown. Russian kale was introduced into Canada (and then into the U.S.) by Russian traders in the 19th century.

During World War II, the cultivation of kale in the U.K. was encouraged by the Dig for Victory campaign. The vegetable was easy to grow and provided important nutrients to supplement those missing from a normal diet because of rationing.

Kai-lan, a separate cultivar of Brassica oleracea much used in Chinese cuisine, is somewhat similar to kale in appearance and is occasionally called "kale" in English.

Kales can be classified by leaf type:

Curly leaved (Scots Kale)
Plain leaved
Rape kale
Leaf and spear (a cross between curly leaved and plain leaved Kale)
Cavolo nero (also known as black cabbage, Tuscan Cabbage, Tuscan Kale, Lacinato and dinosaur Kale)


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