The milk of grass-fed cows contains compounds that protect against a clutch of diseases, including heart disease and cancer.
Bok choy contains compounds called glucosinolates that have been found to inhibit thyroid function in animals.
Aristolochia contains compounds called aristolochic acids, which are known to damage the kidneys and to cause cancer in rats in the laboratory.
Researchers have discovered that a plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine contains compounds that slow the growth of the germ that causes most peptic ulcers.
Green tea, in particular, has been linked to reduced stress and anxiety, and it contains compounds that are said to relax blood vessels.
The lead author, Janet S. Hildebrand of the American Cancer Society, said that the mechanism was unclear, but that coffee contains compounds that may have anticancer effects.
(Probable carcinogens are designated Group 2A by the IARC; Group 1 contains compounds known to be carcinogenic in humans, whereas Group 2A compounds are probably carcinogenic and Group 2B compounds are possibly carcinogenic).
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She said: "Unfortunately, although coffee contains compounds that have antioxidant effects and anti-inflammatory properties, drinking a few cups of coffee a day cannot undo the systematic damage that is the result of being overweight or obese, sedentary, excessive alcohol consumption or drastically mitigate an unhealthy diet".
The WOMBAT [72] database contains compounds that are not annotated in the PubChem and ChEMBL databases.
