ABSTRACT
Currently, the oxidant-antioxidant status of the junk food seekers is facing an imbalance in such a way that free radicals are dominating, ultimately exhausting the endogenous stores of free radical trapping agents. This condition is further aggravated by the sedentary life-style, thus compromising various body organs leading to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, heart complications, kidney dysfunctions, etc. The prevailing epidemiological shift has caused switching to functional or designer foods that not only enhance endogenous antioxidant status but also fight against ailments of a contemporary lifestyle. In this regard, cabbage owing to its rich nutritive value and phytochemistry based on phenolic acids and flavonoids along with hypocaloric nature and economic accessibility is positively linked to heart, liver, and kidney health. Furthermore, such vegetables possess high nutritive value in terms of minerals and antioxidant vitamins. Resultantly, sulfur-containing ingredients in cabbage are negatively associated with oncogenic events. However, cabbage juice is considered as a remedy against gastric ulcer. Besides, the health-boosting ingredients are related to anti-inflammation and anti-oxidative stress activities.
