Bok choy of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin A (30% DV), vitamin C (54% DV) and vitamin K (44% DV), while providing folate, vitamin B6 and calcium in moderate amounts (10–17% DV) (table). Chinese cabbage was ranked #2 for nutrient density out of 41 nutrient-rich plant foods. Bok choy contains glucosinolates. These compounds have been reported to prevent cancer in small doses, but, like many substances, can be toxic to humans in large doses, particularly to people who are already seriously ill. In 2009, an elderly diabetic woman who had been consuming 1 to 1.5 kg of raw bok choy per
Catherine Ceniza Choy Catherine Ceniza Choy Catherine Ceniza Choy is a Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Choy chairs the department of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley. Prior to working at UC Berkeley, she taught at the University of Minnesota in American Studies. Choy received her Bachelor of Arts in History from Pomona College in 1991, where she graduated cum laude. Choy proceeded to finish her Master of Arts from UCLA in 1993, and then a Ph.D. in History from UCLA in 1998. In 2003, Choy published a book entitled "Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American