New evidence of anti-cancer green vegetables

A study of retired half a million Americans found that every day, a person who just needs to eat one more fruit or a plate of vegetables could reduce the risk of cancer in the United States. organs of head or neck area.

The cancers in the head and neck organs ranked 6th in the list of cancers causing the deaths of many people around the world.

There have been a number of studies that have agreed that diet is also a cause of cancer. Cancer experts believe that up to two-thirds of all cancers are caused by lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet or lazy exercise.

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) interviewed people in their 50s and older on their daily diet. The scientists then followed the study participants for five years to record the diagnosis of cancer in the head and neck organs. Cancer of the head and neck organs is easy to catch when people use tobacco and alcoholic beverages. This disease affects the mouth, nose and throat.

This study found that every day, one person eats six fruits (of medium sized fruits such as apples, bananas, pears .) or green vegetables with the nutritional value of each small meal that is 1000 calories can reduce the risk of head and neck cancer by 29%, compared to eating one fruit or half fruit.

(Photo: itourcolumbiamontour.com) Normally an adult consumes about 2000 calories of energy per day.

Neal Freedman, a graduate student in cancer prevention at NCI, said: 'When you eat an extra fruit (such fruits) or a plate of vegetable salat, you can reduce your risk of head and neck cancer by 6%. '

A second study of food consumption in more than 183,000 people in California and Hawaii also noted that a diet rich in substances called flavonol (most of which have antioxidant effects) is likely. Reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, especially for smokers.

Flavonols are often found in foods of plant origin, and are most common in onions, apples, berries without hard nuts, vegetables and broccoli.

The study found that people who ate a lot of flavonol-rich foods could reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer by 23 percent compared with those who ate very little.

Manh Duc