What cancers can different fruits and vegetables prevent?
Anti-cancer vegetables, in the book "Food, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention" written by experts from the World Cancer Research Foundation and the American Cancer Institute, summarized the epidemiological data of cancer research all over the world, and concluded that fresh vegetables are the best food to prevent cancer. Here, we selected ten kinds of vegetables with the strongest anti-cancer ability and introduced them to you: cauliflower: it contains anti-cancer substances such as radish seed element, rich vitamin C, β-carotene, etc. People who eat more cauliflower have significantly reduced the risk of intestinal cancer and lung cancer. Cabbage: Special antioxidants in cabbage can remove estrogen that causes breast cancer. A study found that people who eat cabbage once a week have only 66% of the risk of colon cancer. Carrots: The main anti-cancer component in carrots is beta-carrots, and people with low blood beta-carotene are prone to various cancers. It is reported that people who eat a medium-sized carrot every day can reduce the risk of lung cancer by half. Onions: The rich antioxidants in onions help prevent cancer. Spinach: This kind of green leafy vegetables contains many antioxidants. It has been reported that spinach or its components can prevent cancer caused by free radical damage. The content of folic acid in spinach is also high, and folic acid also has anti-cancer effect. It is reported that eating a bowl of spinach every day can reduce the risk of lung cancer by at least half. Tomato: It is the food with the highest lycopene content. Studies have found that high levels of lycopene in the blood can reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer and uterine cancer in the elderly. Garlic: Studies have found that people who often eat garlic are not prone to cancer, such as gastric cancer, rectal cancer and breast cancer. Asparagus: one of the vegetables popular in the world table in recent years, which is rich in vitamins, rutin, nucleic acid and other ingredients. Studies have proved that asparagus has a special effect on lymphosarcoma, bladder cancer and skin cancer, and can also be used as an auxiliary drug for cancer treatment. Lentinus edodes: In recent years, it has been found that Lentinus edodes contains 1,3-β-glucosidase, which has a therapeutic effect on cancer and can obviously enhance the body's ability to inhibit cancer. Therefore, Lentinus edodes is internationally known as a "nuclear weapon" to prevent and treat cancer. Konjac: Mannan is the main component, and it also contains starch, protein, minerals and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Modern medical research shows that konjac can prevent leukemia, intracranial tumor, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and thyroid cancer.