Sunday, April 10, 2011

The strawberries to prevent cancer

With the arrival of spring came the strawberries, I love them and I am sure that even there you go crazy! From now on, but we have one more reason to adore strawberries, according to American research, this luscious fruit helps to prevent esophageal cancer, finally some good news and a salutary rule that does not cost any effort, there wants to sweat at the gym or diets or make impossible sacrifices! The study, which wants the strawberries of good allies to combat esophageal cancer was conducted by doctors at Ohio State University and presented at the annual meeting of the 'American Association for Cancer Research.

The study had been done on animals and had been successful, why was repeated in humans. The research was conducted using a sample of 36 persons, men and women, average age 54 years, with precancerous lesions of the esophagus, all at high risk of developing cancer of the esophagus. These patients were given extracts of strawberries.

The active ingredients contained in strawberries help to slow the tumor. In other research will follow this discovery, while we try to follow the basic rule to prevent cancer, or lead a healthy lifestyle, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and especially no alcohol and no smoking.

No comments:

Post a Comment