繼網路上公佈了顧人怨十大青菜排行榜之後，我們來看看第一名的黃秋葵(Okra)，素有lady finger之美稱的她，到底對我們的健康有多大的幫助呢？
以下這篇文章來自一個叫做Cancer Dietitian癌症營養學者的網站，
不但說明了黃秋葵這位小姑娘對預防癌症的功效，也提供了一個recipe食譜給大家喔！
http://cancerdietitian.com/2009/08/
Nutritional Benefit of Okra
First off, okra is a great source of many cancer fighting and immune boosting nutrients. It's got 66% of the RDA for Vitamin K and is also high is calcium, fiber, folate, manganese and magnesium.
首先，黃秋葵是一個很好且很多對於抗癌及提升免疫力的營養素來源。它的百分之66是每日推薦食用的維它命K，而且鈣、纖維、葉酸維生素B、錳和鎂。
Okra is also a great source of those "cancer phyters" known as phytochemicals. In fact, it has 620mcg of the phytochemicals lutein and zeaxanthin, potent antioxidants in the carotenoid family. Research shows food containing carotenoids probably protect against cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx.
黃秋葵也是一種『癌症植物化學素』的好來源，所謂的phytochemicals(植化素/植物化學元素)。事實上，它有著620毫克的植化素如黃體素和黍黃素，濃度高的抗氧化劑，屬於類胡蘿蔔素家族。研究顯示含有類胡蘿蔔素的食物大概對口腔癌及咽喉癌有防治的功效。
Also, the fiber in okra is great for bowel regularity and there is probably evidence that foods containing fiber can decrease risk for colorectal cancer.
同時，黃秋葵中的纖維質有益於腸道正常蠕動。有證據顯示含有纖維素的食物可以降低得到直腸癌的機率。
Given all these great things about okra, why don't we like it?? We're BIASED by years of negative press!
在舉了那麼多有關黃秋葵的好處之後，我們怎麼能不愛它呢？這麼多年的負面想法我們真是錯怪黃秋葵了！
Don't let other people talk you out of it. I didn't grow up eating it; do you know anyone from California who does? However, after living in NC for almost 15 years, I finally met someone who could give me a good recipe (Thanks, Amy!!). And it's not too hard either!
不要讓其他人來說你怎麼不喜歡它。我也不是從小吃它吃大的，你有認識哪個從加州來的人這樣吃黃秋葵長大的嗎？然而，在北卡羅萊納州住了將近15年後，我終於遇到有人可以給我一個好的食譜(多謝了，愛咪！)而它也是太難了吧！
So here goes. Try your own version and see how you like it!
所以請連上網站來看這份食譜吧！ http://cancerdietitian.com/2009/08/
試試看你自己的版本，看看你會有多喜歡黃秋葵吧！
