Cruciferous vegetables contain glucosinolates; which are metabolized into isothiocyanates (ITC) in the body. Research shows that these compounds are protective against various types of cancer. Cruciferous veggies are also an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that support the body in various ways.
Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975.
Many Angolans credit the president for leading the country to recovery after the end of its 27-year civil war in 2002, and for turning the country's formerly socialist economy into one of the world's fastest-growing-mainly on the back of Angola's prodigious oil wealth.