Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Foods That Help Prevent Pancreatic Cancer Carrots

Carrots

You may have heard that carrots are good for our eyes and vision, but did you know that these delicious vegetables may also help protect against pancreatic cancer? Carrots are a great source of beta-carotene and vitamin C. In addition, they contain falcarinol, a natural compound that has been shown to be able to inhibit the development of cancer. Researchers found that rats that had pre-cancerous tumors and that were fed carrots were one third less likely to develop full-scale tumors than the animals in the control group. To get the most falcarinol, eat your carrots raw or steamed. If you steam or boil them, it is best to keep them whole during steaming and chop them only afterwards; this helps the vegetables retain nutrients such as falcarinol. One study found that carrots that were boiled before cutting contained 25% more falcarinol than carrots that were cut before cooking.


Source: http://www.healwithfood.org/pancreaticcancer/foods.php#ixzz2uUf7SWV3

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