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It's Official: Kimchi Is Good for You
Lactic acid bacteria contained in kimchi, the traditional Korean fermented cabbage dish, could be effective in treating avian influenza and preventing food poisoning. Kimchi replaces chemical preservatives for cosmetics. Kimchi effective in treating food poisoning. New medicines are being developed from kimchi.
Lee Young-wan, Chosun Ilbo (March 15 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200503/200503150036.html

[just because]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!

We will be hearing about this for the next 10 years!!!!!!!

If it is true than fantastic as i eat kimchi every day

[Koreabound2004]

Too bad it tastes like a$$

[hellofaniceguy]

I don't have the links...but last year korea had wide spread cases of food poisoning! And it is common...many people are getting food poisoning in korea. So....so much for preventing food poisoning!!
The cabbage is OK...but koreans screw it up with the foul smelling extras they put in it! It reeks most of the time! You ever go to a korean house...when the fridge is opened...what a terrible stinking smell!
But to be fair..many koreans tell me that they agree...it does smell bad!

[Swiss James]

Kimchi is good for you, prevents disease and is used in medicines.

bitter foreigner response- "Yeah, but it smells bad!"

[awanitok]

From a BBC report on kimchi and avian flu:

"The researchers said the results were far from scientifically proven and if kimchi did have the effects they observed, it was unclear why."

further in the report: "The idea that it could help poultry to fight off bird flu sounds like a dubious folk remedy. But the theory is being floated by some of Korea's most eminent scientists."

and "Kimchi was reported to have helped to prevent Sars. The claim was never scientifically proven, but according to some Koreans, people in other countries followed their example and started eating kimchi."

finally "So one of Korea's national specialities may soon find a much bigger market. Whether it really is an effective remedy, only time and more research will tell."


Doesn't sound all that official if the researchers themselves say it hasn't been proven yet.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4347443.stm

[Swiss James]

tell you what though, it tastes great with samgyeop sal

[khyber]

see, what they need to do is make the claim with better tasting food:

Hoduk has been known to stop cancer in it's tracks.
goon mandu was traditionally smeared on old people to give them youthful skin.
samgyupsal, when taken internally rids the body of leprosy.

these are the headlines i want to see.

though my kimchee breakfast is deeeelicious