Approximately 31,900 men will die of the disease. I but normal bioavailable androgens in vegan men. Two new studies confirm the cancer-fighting power of plant foods. Scientists at Cornell University performed laboratory tests on human colon cancer cells and found that apple skin inhibited the growth of cancer cells by 43 percent. Tests on liver cancer cells were even more effective.
Researchers believe it is the combination of phytochemicals in plant foods that reduces cancer.
It's no surprise that the second study also found carrots to be high in antioxidants, compounds that prevent free radicals from damaging cells and causing diseases such as cancer. However, scientists found that cooking and pureeing carrots increases their antioxidant level more than three times. Researchers report that heating and softening the carrot's tissue allows cancer-fighting phenolic compounds attached to the cell wall to be released. And, keeping the outer skin on carrots, as with other vegetables and fruits, retains numerous extra cancer-fighting compounds. Antioxidant activity of fresh apples.