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for immediate release
February 13, 2006
For more information contact:
Rob Carviou
920.435.9800
rcarviou@beinfused.com
NEW STUDY IDENTIFIES CHEMICAL IN SAUERKRAUT THAT REPAIRS DNA, PREVENTS CANCER
Bear Creek, Wis.––A Georgetown University study published this week in the latest issue of the
British Journal of Cancer expands upon many other cancer studies by identifying and describing
the cellular process which gives cruciferous foods, like cabbage and Sauerkraut, a strong
cancer-fighting response in the human body.
The study found that a chemical called indol-3-carbonol (I3C) which occurs naturally in
cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Sauerkraut, boosts the activity of
two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, which then work to detect and repair damaged DNA. Because
damaged DNA can lead cells to become cancerous, eating foods that repair DNA, like
Sauerkraut, can lower the risk of cancer development.
“There have been many studies over the past few years, including studies done at the
University of Illinois and the University of New Mexico, which show that eating Sauerkraut can
lower the risks of cancer by as much as 74 percent,” said Ryan Downs, the co-owner of the
Great Lakes Kraut Company––the world’s largest producer of naturally fermented Sauerkraut.
“But the Georgetown study is unique because it actually explains how the process works.”
And according to Downs, naturally fermented Sauerkraut may be even stronger in fighting
cancer than raw cruciferous vegetables. A Finnish study completed in 2002 found the
fermentation process that turns cabbage into Sauerkraut breaks down the cancer-fighting
chemicals in cabbage into simpler substances, which are even easier for the body to use.
Great Lakes Kraut is the largest Sauerkraut producer in the entire world. With manufacturing
facilities in Bear Creek and Shiocton, Wis., and Shortsville, N.Y., Great Lakes Kraut
manufactures America’s leading brands of Sauerkraut, Silver Floss and Krrrrisp Kraut––the
official Sauerkraut of Lambeau Field. For more information on the health benefits of Sauerkraut
and for contemporary Sauerkraut recipes, log on to www.krrrrispkraut.com.
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Note to editors: To arrange an interview with Ryan Downs, or to request more
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