Diet High in Fruits and Vegetables May Not Lower Cancer Risk
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Description: A new study finds that eating lots of fruits and vegetables daily -- especially green leafy vegetables -- protects against heart attacks and strokes.
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If you thought eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables would lower your risk of developing cancer, think again. Researchers from Harvard have released data from what can only be described as a very controversial study.
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NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that&#39;s no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.
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NEW YORK  - Eating large amounts of carbohydrates does not appear to increase the risk of colon cancer in women, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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NEW YORK  - Low-fat, plant-based diets may help prevent or slow the progression of prostate cancer, according to a new research review.
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Taking "nutritional doses" of antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to the findings of a French study. This approach doesn't do much for women, however, probably because they eat more healthily than men to begin with.
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NEW YORK  - People who flavor their diets with plenty of onions and garlic might have lower odds of several types of cancer, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Substances found in cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and cauliflower, may help protect people from bladder cancer, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common forms of skin cancer.
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AN APPLE a day really can keep the doctor away by reducing the risk of colon cancer, scientists claim. Tests on rats showed that plant chemicals in apples called procyanidins helped to prevent changes that can lead to cancer.
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Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found that the combination slowed the growth of prostate tumors in mice.
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A &quot;western&quot; diet heavy on red meat, starches and sweets is linked to a rise in breast cancer among post-menopausal Chinese woman, according to a study by US and Chinese researchers released Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - In findings that could make  broccoli and Brussels sprouts easier to swallow, early research  suggests a chemical found in the vegetables may impede the  spread of breast cancer cells.
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An Australian study hints that  diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those  rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of  squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common  forms of skin cancer.
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A diet extra heavy in fruit and vegetables was no better than one with the standard recommended amounts in preventing the recurrence of breast cancer, a study released on Tuesday found.
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Eating fruits and vegetables won&#39;t reduce your risk for cancer but could decrease your risk for heart disease, according to a new study.
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US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.