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Eat Grapes, Lower Chances Of Colon Cancer
By admin | December 1, 2007
Do you remember the old maxim, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away?” In the modern era, things have progressed quite a bit. Recent studies have found that including a decent amount of grapes in your diet reduces the risks of colon cancer. Colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world. The condition is infamous for being the cause of more than half a million deaths every year. Studies conducted by the scientists of the University of Californis have suggested that grapes could be the inexpensive way to prevent this fatal illness.
Grapes are the source of resveratrol, a natural dietary supplement. Resveratrol, in turn, blocks a natural biochemical pathway — the Wnt pathway. The pathway in question is protein network which is associated with a hefty 85% in spontaneous colon cancer instances. Now, do you see the connection? Genius, isn’t it? Sometimes you can find the best tools for illness prevention have always been within your reach. So that means the more grapes you eat, the less likely you’ll have colon cancer, right? Well, if only it were as simple. Experiments showed that a moderate amount of grapes in a diet is much more likely to help prevent colon cancer than a crateful of fruits. Although grapes do help block the pathway, a grape diet would not be any significant help to someone already with colon cancer. This means that grapes are really only for cancer prevention and not sure. There’s definitely no miracle cure here, but perhaps if this knowledge is used properly, there never will be an instance of colon cancer to cure.
To help prevent colon cancer:
1. Do not eat truckloads of grapes.
2. Include them in your natural diet. Let’s say, a small bunch of grapes every day or so.
3. Eating other fruits isn’t bad. Don’t be a grape-only person. You’ll soon find you’re starting to miss apples and oranges.
Topics: Colon Cancer, Prevention |
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