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new study, Professor Johnson of the Institute of Food
Research in Norwich discovered that wonder chemical allyl-
isothiocyanate (AITC) targeted and wiped out colon tumour
cells. The next time you exclude your greens from your food,
think twice. For a chemical found in cooked Brussels sprouts
and cabbage can destroy tumour cells.
AITC is present in swede, cauliflower, kale, mustard,
horseradish and Japanese relation wasabi. It is produced
when the vegetables from the brassica family are chopped and
lightly cooked in a little water.
According to The Sun, Professor Ian Johnson, who led the
British research team, said eating these veggies three times
a week could slash cancer rates. They also protects against
cancers of the stomach, pancreas, oesophagus and lung.
"It shows preventative dietary measures can be exploited the
same as drugs. People are more aware of foods that may cause
cancer than those that have a protective effect. We hope to
show the importance of diet in the anti-cancer armoury, " he
said, reports webindia123.com
According to guardian.co.uk two to three portions a week of
such foods might offer protection against colon cancer, Ian
Johnson, leader of a research team at Institute of Food
Research told a press conference in London yesterday.
Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is one of
the key government health messages because of the protective
anti-cancer effects but the evidence for this is largely
based on studying cancer rates between different populations
with different diets. Low consumption of fruit and veg is
thought to double an individual's risk of developing colon
cancer, which kills around 16,200 patients annually.
Prof Ian Johnson recommended eating two or three portions a
week to guard against colon cancer.
'We are not talking about a therapy or a cure, we are
talking about prevention,' he said. 'This is not a miracle
cancer cure, but it does show that preventive dietary
measures can be discovered and exploited
in the same way as drugs.' The findings could be used to
develop vegetables containing high levels of cancer-
protective chemicals, he added.
Other brassica vegetables include mustard, kale,
horseradish, cauliflower, swede and turnips, inform
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