Their blood and urine is analyzed and eventually all the information is put together with the diseases they develop and what the nurses die of. It's this study that made headlines when it found no association with fat and breast cancer. She explains that for a number of people the results from the study were disheartening. She says - hurray, I'm going out. The fruits and vegetables that have been most frequently associated with decreased cancer risks are the green leafy vegetables, the cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, carrots, citrus fruits, and tomatoes.
Scientists believe it's all about pigment power.
The dark greens of leaf lettuce, kale and spinach and the deep blues and purples of prunes, plums, blueberries and blackberries. The deeper the colour the better they are for you. Researchers also found something quite promising in men who eat a lot of cooked tomatoes, in sauce or ketchup. The last thing I think people can do in terms of their diet is to take an ordinary multivitamin with folate. And that's because folate turns out to be a pretty interesting vitamin.