Japan's latest anti-cancer vegetable ranking is released

Many people know that vegetables can supplement the nutrients the human body needs, but they know very little about the anti-cancer effects of vegetables. Recently, scientific research in the United States, Japan and other countries has confirmed that eating vegetables scientifically has a positive effect on preventing cancer.

Japan ranks anti-cancer vegetables

The anti-cancer effects of vegetables have always been a hot topic of research for scientists in various countries. As early as 1995, American biologists discovered that people who eat more cauliflower have a much lower risk of bowel cancer and lung cancer; and British scientists confirmed the anti-cancer effects of broccoli.

Recently, scientists from the National Cancer Center Research Institute of Japan conducted a more comprehensive and detailed study of the anti-cancer effects of vegetables. They tracked and investigated the dietary and lifestyle habits of 260,000 people, and ultimately found that vegetables do indeed have a certain cancer-preventive effect, and ranked 20 vegetables with obvious inhibitory effects on tumor cells from high to low.

They are:Cooked sweet potato, raw sweet potato, asparagus, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, celery, eggplant skin, bell pepper, carrot, daylily, shepherd's purse, tomato, scallion, garlic, cucumber and Chinese cabbage.

In this regard, Chen Xiafei, chief dietitian of the Nutrition Department of Shanghai Huadong Hospital, told the Life Times reporter that nutritionists have always regarded vegetables as an important source of vitamins and trace elements for the human body, but in recent years research has indeed found that vegetables contain some phytochemicals that can play a certain inhibitory role against carcinogens and cancer-promoting factors, thereby better preventing cancer.

Different vegetables have different anti-cancer effects

However, different vegetables prevent different cancers. This time, the National Cancer Center Research Institute of Japan also distinguished the anti-cancer functions of the vegetables in the ranking.

Sweet potatoPrevents colon cancer and breast cancer. Scientists found that sweet potato contains a chemical substance called dehydroepiandrosterone, which can be used to prevent colon cancer and breast cancer.

TomatoPrevents prostate cancer and breast cancer. Researchers pointed out that lycopene in tomatoes can promote the secretion of some cytokines with cancer-preventive and anti-cancer effects, and activate the killing effect of lymphocytes on cancer cells. At the same time, studies have shown that consuming an appropriate amount of lycopene can also reduce the incidence of cancers such as prostate cancer and breast cancer, and also has a preventive effect on gastric cancer and lung cancer.

Cruciferous vegetablesCan prevent gastric cancer. The glucosinolate compounds contained in cruciferous vegetables such as cauliflower and broccoli can induce the body to produce an enzyme with a detoxifying effect. Regular consumption can prevent the occurrence of gastric cancer, lung cancer and esophageal cancer.

In addition,garliccan prevent colon cancer,carrotcan reduce the incidence of lung cancer.

Balanced pairing is the key

"These vegetables are especially effective in preventing the occurrence of gastric cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, oral cancer and laryngeal cancer." Chen Xiafei further explained, "Although different vegetables have different anti-cancer abilities and anti-cancer effects, you cannot eat only one kind." Chen Xiafei said that if you want to achieve health through eating vegetables, the most important thing is nutritional pairing and a balanced diet. You should eat different types of vegetables every day, so that you can achieve the effect of long-term cancer prevention.

However, Chen Xiafei also pointed out that people eat vegetables not only to fight cancer, but more importantly to absorb various beneficial nutrients. If signs of cancer appear in the body, you should still go to the hospital promptly for diagnosis and adjust your diet under a doctor's advice.

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