Diet Mail Diet Mantra Wellness Magazine- February 2014 | Page 7
FOODS TO PREVENT CANCER
Turmeric: The orange-yellow spice turmeric, best
known for its role in Indian curries and other Asian
dishes, fights cancer because of an active
ingredient, curcumin, that's a powerful
antioxidant. Researchers at Ohio State University in
Columbus reviewed numerous animal studies and
concluded that curcumin. Add a teaspoon of the
spice to soups, salad dressings, meat and pasta
dishes and you'll reap the preventative effects.
Soy: The active ingredient in soy is genistein, which
is a phytoestrogen that protects against hormonedependent cancers. It's also a powerful inhibitor of
several proteins that are implicated in the
uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. To get the anticancer benefits of soy, you need to consume about
50 grams per day of the whole food, such as raw
and othercruciferous vegetables share comes
fresh soybeans, known as edamame, dry roasted
from the sulfur compounds that protect the
soybeans, or tofu.
plant as well as you.
Resveratrol: Numerous studies show that Garlic: Garlic appears to protect against all types of
resveratrol possesses powerful anti-cancer
cancer, including breast and prostate. According to
activity.
the National Cancer Institute, an analysis of seven
Onions and Leeks : According to the National
different large-scale population studies showed that
Institutes of Health, studies of people from
the more raw and cooked garlic a person consumed,
Southern Europe who eat a diet high in garlic and
the lower his risk of stomach and colorectal cancer.
onions show a direct relationship between high
Green tea: Catechins, the chemicals in green tea
consumption of "allium" vegetables (all types of
have been known for some time to prevent and
garlic, onions, and leeks) and reduced risk of many
reduce recurrence of breast and other cancers.
common cancers.
Blueberries, Acai Berries, Raspberries, and
Broccoli and Cabbage: Broccoli is the vegetable
Cranberries: The rich, dark colors of blueberries,
with the strongest inverse association with colon
Brazilian acai berries, raspberries and cranberries
cancer, especially in those younger than 65 with a
come from phytochemicals that protect against
history of smoking. If you've ever smoked, eat your
numerous types of cancer. The anti-cancer properties
broccoli! The sulfur compounds in
of all these berries are so strong that researchers
cruciferous vegetables are a major reason these
have developing concentrated supplements and
foods are such powerful chemopreventive foods.
other products such as purees and concentrates.
The strong smell that broccoli, cabbage,
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