Originally published December 12 2005
Vegetable research reveals how nutrition can reduce cancer risks
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
ABC news gives readers the facts about cancer prevention, and high on the list of anti-cancer foods are cabbage, broccoli and garlic.
Four new studies, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, provide a grocery list of foods that may help in preventing stomach, skin and breast cancer.
In fact, these preliminary studies show that the chemicals in some foods directly interact with some carcinogens and the body's own cells to provide a strong defense against would-be cancer causers.
Finish Those Broccoli Sprouts Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that sulforaphane, a chemical found in broccoli sprouts, is effective in fighting a dangerous bacteria and the stomach inflammation it causes.
Afterwards, patients had a significantly lowered amount of the bacteria in their stomach when compared to a group eating a similar amount of alfalfa sprouts, a relative of the broccoli sprout that is much lower in sulforaphane.
If that's not enough, another group of researchers from Dartmouth Medical School have shown that the same compound in broccoli sprouts that protects against stomach cancer may also protect your skin from the damaging effects of the sun.
Researchers coated the skin of mice with highly-concentrated amounts of sulforaphane, and then exposed the rodents to UV light five days a week for 11 weeks.
While the mice that did not have the sulforaphane coating all developed tumors, the amount of tumors was reduced by 50 percent in the sulforaphane-protected mice.
It may be some time before a broccoli sprout lotion hits the shelves, but researchers from both studies believe that the compound acts to protect the DNA in cells from damage, preventing tumor formation.
Consuming high amounts of cabbage, both raw and slightly cooked, may help to prevent breast cancer.
Cabbage consumption is particularly high in Poland, where people eat up to 30 pounds a year of the leafy stuff.
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