Food with documented anti-cancer activities

Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 21:42 by Zefu

Avocados: Rich in glutathione (a powerful antioxidant), beta-carotene, and minerals.
Beans: Include beans, peas and lentils. All kinds of beans are rich in protease inhibitors, which make it hard for cancer cells to invade adjacent tissue.
Berries: Include blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, and so forth. Berries contain anthocyanins, vitamins, and minerals.
Cruciferous Vegetables: Include bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, and kale. These vegetables contain lutein, zeaxanthin, flavonoids, and sulforaphane.
Carrots: Contain beta carotene.
Flaxseed: Contains essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, lignans and other “good fats”.
Fruits:
- Apple: Contains flavanoids, polyphenols, and vitamin C.
- Grapes: Contain bioflavonoids, ellagic acid, and resveratrol.
- Grapefruits: Rich in lycopene and vitamin C.
- Oranges: Contain beta-carotene, folic acid, monoterpenes, and vitamin C.
Garlic: This group of food includes chives, garlic, onions, scallions, and leeks. They contain allicin.
Globe Artichoke: Contains salvestrols.
Lemons: Contain limonene which stimulates cancer-killing immune cells.
Lettuce: Contains fiber, folate and a wide range of cancer-fighting carotenoids.
Licorice Roots: Contain glycyrrhizin, which blocks a component of testosterone and therefore may help prevent the growth of prostate cancer.
Mushrooms: Contain beta glucan, polysaccharides, and lectin, which enhance immune system.
Nuts: Contain quercetin and campferol (antioxidants).
Papayas: Rich in folic acid and vitamin C.
Red Beets: Abundant in flavenoids.
Rosemary: Rich carnosol.
Seafood: Rich in minerals.
Sea Vegetables: Contain beta-carotene, chlorophyll, fiber, minerals, and vitamin B12.
Spinach: Rich in beta-carotene, folic acid, and vitamin C.
Sweet potatoes: Contain beta-carotene.
Tapioca: Contain linamarine and B17.
Tea: Includes green tea and black tea, which contain polyphenols (catechins).
Tomatoes: Rich in lycopene and vitamin C. Lycopene only becomes biologically available when the fruit is cooked.
Tumeric: Contains curcumin, a polyphenol.
Turnips: contain glucose molaes which is a cancer fighting compound.
Whole Wheat: Rich in fiber and minerals.