Eat your greens, keep cancer at bay
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Most cancer can be prevented with proper diet and exercise. The following news article points to the beneficiary effect of vegetables in diet in preventing cancer. Certainly the majority of people knows this as a fact, but it seems to be a mystery why still people choose diet with less vegetables and fruits.
Here is the news article in full.
" Eat your greens, keep cancer at bay
LONDON : The next time you exclude your greens from your food, think twice. For a chemical found in cooked Brussels sprouts and cabbage can destroy tumour cells.
In a new study, Professor Johnson of the Institute of Food Research in Norwich discovered that wonder chemical allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC) targeted and wiped out colon tumour cells.
AITC is present in swede, cauliflower, kale, mustard, horseradish and Japanese relation wasabi. It is produced when the vegetables from the brassica family are chopped and lightly cooked in a little water.
According to The Sun, Professor Ian Johnson, who led the British research team, said eating these veggies three times a week could slash cancer rates. They also protects against cancers of the stomach, pancreas, oesophagus and lung.
"It shows preventative dietary measures can be exploited the same as drugs. People are more aware of foods that may cause cancer than those that have a protective effect. We hope to show the importance of diet in the anti-cancer armoury, " he said.
Professor Johnson warned that stewing the vegetables would kill the chemical and recommended servings of 80g, pre-cooked weight equal to a large handful of cabbage or small handful of sprouts."
Regards,
Mahbubul Karim (Sohel)
May 12, 2004
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/670778.cms
Most cancer can be prevented with proper diet and exercise. The following news article points to the beneficiary effect of vegetables in diet in preventing cancer. Certainly the majority of people knows this as a fact, but it seems to be a mystery why still people choose diet with less vegetables and fruits.
Here is the news article in full.
" Eat your greens, keep cancer at bay
LONDON : The next time you exclude your greens from your food, think twice. For a chemical found in cooked Brussels sprouts and cabbage can destroy tumour cells.
In a new study, Professor Johnson of the Institute of Food Research in Norwich discovered that wonder chemical allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC) targeted and wiped out colon tumour cells.
AITC is present in swede, cauliflower, kale, mustard, horseradish and Japanese relation wasabi. It is produced when the vegetables from the brassica family are chopped and lightly cooked in a little water.
According to The Sun, Professor Ian Johnson, who led the British research team, said eating these veggies three times a week could slash cancer rates. They also protects against cancers of the stomach, pancreas, oesophagus and lung.
"It shows preventative dietary measures can be exploited the same as drugs. People are more aware of foods that may cause cancer than those that have a protective effect. We hope to show the importance of diet in the anti-cancer armoury, " he said.
Professor Johnson warned that stewing the vegetables would kill the chemical and recommended servings of 80g, pre-cooked weight equal to a large handful of cabbage or small handful of sprouts."
Regards,
Mahbubul Karim (Sohel)
May 12, 2004
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