How bok choy (pak choi) supports gut, bone and heart health
Bok-choy enhances growth, lipid metabolism, and related gene expression in Syrian Golden hamsters fed with a high-fat diet (Naseri etal., Food & Funct 2020) fed hamsters 5-7% bok choy, reducing total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, and liver enzymes dramatically while increasing HDL. It suppressed fat genes such as FASN and HMG-CoA and stimulated PPAR-alpha for improved lipid homeostasis. Potassium, calcium, magnesium balanced sodium to regulate blood pressure, and folate normalized homocysteine according to clinical guidance. Outcomes from the cohort identify anti-inflammatory properties that indicate lower incidence related to cruciferous vegetables like bok choy.
Use bok choy in stir-fries, soups, and salads weekly. It has low caloric content, making it stackable. This study supports bok choy in hamster lipid studies, mouse colitis studies, and human feeding studies. It can be more effective if walked along, and taken other dietary precautions with it.
