Foods to Fight Cancer
10/8/2008 8:40:49 AM
thinisin196
41 Posts
A study by the Association for Cancer Researched presented a study that found Polish women who ate cabbage or sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) four or more times a week were 74 percent less likely to develop breast cancer. Additional studies also found that cabbage may also protect against lung, stomach and colon cancers. For those of you who don't like cabbage, you can substitute the ingredient sulforaphane with vegetables like kale, turnip greens, cauliflower, broccoli or Brussels sprouts.
Vitamin D has also shown a connection with a lower risk of developing breast cancer. You can get vitamin D from a nice glass of milk, however high concentrations of vitamin D are also found in some seafood, like cod, shrimp and Chinook salmon. Eggs and sunshine are also great sources of vitamin D.
Tea contains flavonoids, like several plant-based foods, which are known for their antioxidant effects. one study found a like between consuming flavonoids and reducing the risk of breast cnacer. Postmenopausal women consuming the most flavonoids were 46 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who got the least.