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Cancer fighting foods: Amidst today’s changing lifestyle and pollution, cancer is still an incurable disease, the soul trembles on hearing its name. But do you know that our body’s immunity and our eating habits can become the biggest shield against this deadly disease? Doctors and researchers believe that nature has given us many such ‘superfoods’, which have amazing power to prevent cancer cells from growing. In such a situation, we will tell you about those top 5 food items, which are not only rich in antioxidants, but are also effective in healing the internal wounds of the body and keeping the cells safe.
Due to changing lifestyle, the number of people affected by cancer is continuously increasing. Cancer cases are increasing especially among the youth. Even though one cannot completely protect oneself from cancer, the risk of cancer can be reduced to a great extent by adopting some food items and habits.
Cancer specialists say that things which have high amount of antioxidants. By eating those things the risk of cancer is greatly reduced. Understand it this way that there are billions of cells in our body. Chemical cycles continue in cells. When oxidative stress increases in these cells, the number of free radicals starts increasing. These free radicals start spoiling the structure of the cells due to which the cells start converting into cancer cells. But if enough antioxidants are produced from our food then these free radicals start reducing. Mainly natural things like green vegetables, fruits and whole grains contain high amount of antioxidants. Let us know what are those things which increase the strength of our body to fight cancer.
Sweet potato has a special place among tubers rich in nutrients. It contains water, carbohydrates, proteins, fibre, minerals and essential vitamins like A, B6, C, potassium, manganese as well as beneficial elements like beta carotene, chlorogenic acid, anthocyanin and coumarin. Sweet potato has many cancer fighting properties. Especially the carotenoids present in it help a lot in reducing stomach, kidney and breast cancer. The special thing is that purple sweet potatoes contain three times more antioxidants than blueberries.
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Sprouted broccoli or sprouts: Sprouted broccoli contains 10 to 100 times more nutrients than cooked broccoli. It contains a chemical called sulforaphane in large quantities. Along with stopping the growth of cancer cells, it also reduces the blood flow to the tumor. According to research, it helps in reducing the risk of breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer.
Kiwi fruit: It is rich in vitamin C, fiber and polyphenols. With this, damage to the tissues in the body can be prevented at the initial level. Also, the antioxidants and vitamins present in Kiwi help in repairing the ‘DNA’ damage occurring in the cells. DNA damage is the main reason for the growth of cancer cells, hence it is very beneficial in preventing cancer.
Green Tea: Green tea contains a powerful antioxidant called epigallocatechin-3-gallate. This antioxidant present in it prevents the formation of cancer cells and also controls them from spreading to other organs. Apart from this, it eliminates free radicals present in the body and protects the DNA of healthy cells from damage.
Beans: Beans contain a lot of protein and fiber. According to research, people who eat more beans can reduce the risk of breast cancer by 28%. Because eating more fiber also reduces the risk of colon cancer.
Explanation: This information is given for general information only. Every person’s body is different, so it is not necessary that the same thing applies to everyone. In such a situation, before making any changes in your diet or daily habits, definitely consult a doctor. News18 is not responsible for this information.
