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Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by LinuxBender on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:31PM (#36364841)
On a related note if people want a rabbit hole to venture down, look up the effects of isothiocyanate's on benzene and other metabolite excretion. IIRC sulforaphane found in cruciferous vegetables can increase the excretion of benzene upwards of 60%. There are some studies on this topic on nih.gov but I won't cherry pick.

That comment is for people stuck with gas stoves. Consider eating veggies.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by gtvwill on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:36PM (#36364896)
Got a induction set in the driveway literally waiting to be installed but am curious about this. Not sure I've interpreted your post right but your saying some veggies can help the body get rid of benzene?
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by LinuxBender on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:40PM (#36364935)
your saying some veggies can help the body get rid of benzene?

Yes, specifically veggies in the cruciferous family. [1] link to the family of veggies, not the studies on benzene excretion

[1] - https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/d...

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by ayemel on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:09PM (#36365231)
For those wondering what kind of vegetables fall into this category:

- Arugula (also called rocket)

- Bok choy

- Broccoli

- Brussels sprouts

- Cabbage

- Cauliflower

- Chard

- Collard and mustard greens

- Daikon radish

- Horseradish

- Kale

- Kohlrabi

- Radish

- Rapini (broccoli rabi)

- Rutabaga

- Turnip

- Wasabi

- Watercress

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/crunchy-and-cruciferous-y...

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by manicennui on Friday June 16, 2023 @07:06PM (#36365205)
Everyone should eat cruciferous vegetables regardless. If you think you don't like them, you might want to try some alternate preparations.

Interestingly, a large number of cruciferous vegetables are the same plant.

"Brassica oleracea is a plant species from family Brassicaceae that includes many common cultivars used as vegetables, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan."

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by wellanyway on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:39AM (#36368701)
I never understood what makes a cultivar different from a species.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by lbotos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @09:07AM (#36369881)
My understanding is that species delineates “breeding boundary lines” and cultivar are “pushed gene expressions”.

Take freshwater hobby shrimp. You can relatively quickly breed them to express certain colors (cultivar) but without some gene editing you can’t cross breed caridinia and neocaridinia (species).

And if you mix up the pushed color cultivars in a few generations they are very close to “wild type” again.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by NikkiA on Saturday June 17, 2023 @08:10AM (#36369539)
Such a shame that many cannot eat a lot of those plants because of their vitamin K content.
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by november84 on Sunday June 18, 2023 @12:19AM (#36377277)
Would you mind expanding on that a bit? Is the vitamin k too high?

Some quick googling leads me down a kidney disease rabbit hole...which may not fully align with your statement.

Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by NikkiA on Sunday June 18, 2023 @11:15AM (#36381015)
Vitamin K cancels the effect of warfarin, which is the main blood thinner older people tend to get put on for various reasons. So eating vitamin-K rich foods ends up allowing blood clots to form
Re:Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to... by fuzzfactor on Sunday June 18, 2023 @07:38AM (#36379241)
>cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan

Ah, the gag me group.

I naturally find the smell of these cooking in the kitchen more repulsive than pure benzene in the lab.

I prefer a bit of prepared mustard myself.