Eat more cauliflower to prevent prostate cancer

According to a new study by British scientists, eating cauliflower or broccoli once a week will help men reduce their risk of invasive prostate cancer by 52%.

Scientists have long known about the link between eating vegetables and reducing the risk of prostate cancer, but no one has focused on two types of broccoli and cauliflower. ), as well as their effect on preventing the most dangerous form of the disease, is invasive prostate cancer.

Made for 1,300 people, this study shows broccoli and better than any other vegetable in protecting the body from invasive cancer in the prostate. These two vegetables have been known to contain anti-cancer substances.

Broccoli helps reduce the risk of invasive prostate cancer by 45%.(Photo: Hort.purdue.edu)

In the UK alone, one man dies every year from prostate cancer, and every year 32,000 new cancers are reported in the country.

According to a research team at the US National Cancer Institute and Cancer Care Ontario, in Toronto, eating fruits and vegetables in general is not related to lowering the risk of prostate cancer. But if you eat a lot of dark green vegetables and cruciferous (cruciferous) - especially broccoli and cauliflower - it works to reduce the risk of invasive prostate cancer.

Test results showed that eating a single serving of cauliflower once a week had a 52% reduction in risk of invasive prostate cancer, and similarly, with a serving of broccoli per week, the risk of This cancer will also decrease by 45%.

The team said spinach is also associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer, but is not an invasive form of the disease.

Lead researcher Dr. Victoria Kirsch, of Cancer Care Ontario, said: 'Invasive prostate cancer is a very dangerous disease and very difficult to predict. Therefore, through the relationship that we have identified in this study, one of the possible solutions to prevent risk is to increase consumption of broccoli, cauliflower, and possibly vegetables. bina anymore '.

Dr. Kat Arney, senior scientific information specialist at the British Cancer Research Institute, said: 'Regarding food issues, there is no' premium 'fruit or vegetable that can protect You are at risk of cancer. Experts have shown that the best way to reduce the risk of cancer is to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. That diet should include at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, including broccoli and cauliflower. '

Quang Thinh