Cancer Experts Encouraged By New Research On Vegetables In The Garlic And Onion Family
Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recently welcomed new findings from a study on the benefits of eating vegetables in the garlic and onion family. The study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute in Shanghai, China, compared the diets of individuals with early or advanced prostate cancer to the diets of healthy individuals. Those individuals who reported eating the most garlic, onions, leeks and such, were found to have nearly 50 percent lower cancer risk than those who ate the least. This reduced risk of prostate cancer was independent of body size, total caloric consumption and intake of other foods and was more pronounced for men with localized than with advanced prostate cancer. According to AICR, this study adds to the mounting evidence involving similar vegetables and cancer in general.
Source: Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Vol.94, No.21, 2002.
Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) recently welcomed new findings from a study on the benefits of eating vegetables in the garlic and onion family. The study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute in Shanghai, China, compared the diets of individuals with early or advanced prostate cancer to the diets of healthy individuals. Those individuals who reported eating the most garlic, onions, leeks and such, were found to have nearly 50 percent lower cancer risk than those who ate the least. This reduced risk of prostate cancer was independent of body size, total caloric consumption and intake of other foods and was more pronounced for men with localized than with advanced prostate cancer. According to AICR, this study adds to the mounting evidence involving similar vegetables and cancer in general.
Source: Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Vol.94, No.21, 2002.