Shielding yourself against bladder cancer is not a big task if you can manage to have at least three servings of raw broccoli or cabbage in a month, claims a series of studies conducted under different circumstances.
The latest findings come as an addition to the previous studies associating dark-colored berries with cancer fighting properties. Under the first study, experts surveyed two groups of people:-
• Group (275 people) with bladder cancer
• Group (875 people) without bladder cancer
These people were particularly enquired about their consumption of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, known for having high concentration of compounds called isothiocyanates – known to lower cancer risk. Finally, experts concluded that, apart from smokers, non-smokers having at least three servings of raw cruciferous vegetables in a month were 73 % less susceptible to bladder cancer.
However, cooked cruciferous vegetables didn’t show similar results, which proves that cooking destroys anti-cancer properties, if not completely so partially, at least. In the words of Dr. Li Tang, team leader of the study:
Cooking can reduce 60 to 90 percent of ITCs, (isothiocyanates)
Bringing similar results, another study showed that progression of bladder cancer halted significantly when rats engineered to develop bladder cancer were fed on broccoli sprouts.
Both these studies provide enough evidences to show that going vegetarian may significantly truncate the threat of cancer. So, going vegetarian is a wonderful idea, indeed.
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