Broccoli good for smokers

Some vegetables that can be trusted to reduce the risk of lung cancer. The smokers and former smokers who consume a lot of broccoli and other vegetables have a lower likelihood of exposure risk lung cancer compared with the no. The researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, reported the results of this research at the Washington meeting 18/11-2008 in association researchers in the field of cancer prevention (American Association of Cancer Research meeting on cancer prevention).

"The first thing to be done is to stop smoking, because it is the best way to reduce the risk of lung cancer," said researcher Li Tang, PhD. In addition to stop smoking, encourage smokers Tang and former smokers to consume vegetables that are important to the body, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, especially in raw form. Tang reminded that there is no magic bullet that can guarantee the prevention of lung cancer. However, there are no bad side consume vegetables. Tim Tang asks patients to 948 lung cancer and 1743 without lung cancer about their smoking history, consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Among smokers, especially among former smokers, komsumsi vegetables in a large number of closely related with the risk of cancer is lower. That does not mean that the vegetable is to prevent lung cancer. Tang made the study of observation, not directly benefit try vegetables in cancer prevention. However, other research has shown that isothiocyanates components in vegetables contain substances that can fight cancer, said Tang. The most important vegetables consumed in the general study Tang is broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. Vegetables consumed in the raw is better, because the heating damage enzyme that functions in the vegetable isothiocyanates, said Tang. In February, the laboratory tests conducted by other researchers show that isothiocyanates in broccoli may help prevent bladder cancer in rats. On July bula, other studies show that men consume broccoli several times a week have a smaller risk of cancer prostat infected than men who do not consume broccoli.

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