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Power Foods that prevent Cancer
Creating 'good food habits' could be one of the easiest ways of fighting cancer. ICICI Lombard introduces you to the power foods that inhibit cancer cell growth.
 | Garlic - Garlic has been found to fight cancer and growth of abnormal cells in your body. It contains enzymes needed to produce allyl sulphur compounds, which are cancer fighters. |
| Carrots - Carrots contain a lot of beta carotene, which may help reduce a wide range of cancers including lung, mouth, throat, stomach, intestine, bladder, prostate and breast. Other Foods that contain beta carotene include spinach, sweet potatoes and mangoes. |
| Tomatoes - Ten servings a week may help reduce risk of prostate cancer by half. |
| Apples - The caffeic acid increases the production of enzymes that make carcinogens more soluble in water and ultimately ejects them from the body |
| Grapes - the ellagic acid is a scavenger of carcinogens. |
| Oranges and lemons - the terpenes may prevent lung cancer and contain Iimonene which stimulates cancer-killing immune cells (lymphocytes, e.g.) that may also break down cancer-causing substances. |
| Cruciferous vegetables - Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower have a chemical component called indole-3-carbinol that can combat breast cancer by converting a cancer-promoting estrogen into a more protective variety. |
| Chili peppers and jalapenos - contain a chemical, capsaicin, which may neutralize certain cancer-causing substances (nitrosamines) and may help prevent cancers such as stomach cancer. |
| Ginger - suppresses the creation of adducts, formed by the reaction of chemical carcinogens with DNA. |
| Teas - Green Tea and Black tea contain certain antioxidants known as polyphenols (catechins) which appear to prevent cancer cells from dividing. |
Food for thought
While these foods are known for its Cancer abating properties, much needs to be evidenced through research studies. You have two ways to
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