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Further reading:
o Ori Scott et al. The Safety of Cruciferous Plants in Humans: A Systematic Review. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Volume 2012: 50324.
o "Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture"; Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oil of Allium Sphaerocephalon L. Subsp. Sphaerocephalon (Liliaceae) Inflorescences; J.Lazarevic, etal.; January 2011
o Cancer prevention&early detection – Facts and Figures 2015-2016
o Cathy Whiteley et al. Preschool Program Improves Young Children’s Food Literacy and Attitudes to Vegetables. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2015, May 16.
o P. Horne, J. Greenhalgh, M. Erjavec, F. Lowe, S. Viktor, C. Whitaker Increasing pre-school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: a modelling and rewards intervention. Appetite, 56 (2011), pp. 375–385