what fruit is anti-cancer?
By karbuks
@karbuks (270)
Philippines
October 26, 2009 2:31am CST
pineapple is one fruit i know that are reach in nutrients which can help to fight or prevent cancer. I love pineapple fruit but it is just too acidic if compare to other fruits. my sister always tell me to brush teeth every after i ate pineapple because it can make my teeth yellow in color. I don't know if it's true, i just do it just the way they told me. Do you know any other fruit that are good for anti cancer?
14 responses
@winiepu (42)
• United States
26 Oct 09
I do not know what fruit contains the ingredient to prevent cancer so that I just eat different kinds of fruit. In this way I think I can have balanced nutrition and absorb possible anti-cancer element contained in some fruit. Scientists always try to find something helpful to cure or prevent the cancer, however no definite outcome from their research can show some ingredients in the fruit can help with cancer. If they really find it, they can try to extract these materials from the fruit and invent some medicine. What we can do now to achieve health is just to balance our diet and do more excercise every week. Only in this way we can reduce the possibilities to get cancer.
@hwoarangpoy (196)
• Philippines
27 Oct 09
I do not know much about fruits but I heard eating a lot of carrots and drinking lemongrass juice is very effective.
@liqiuyue8308 (17)
• China
27 Oct 09
Most fruits contain an antioxidant called vitamine C which is better to prevevt cancer.Well vitamine C can not only prevent cancer but also prevent other illnesses.So eating more fruits is good for our health.
There are also some vegetables which are better to fight cancer like
tomatos,carrots.lycopene in tomatos and carotene in carrots are main
ingredients to anti cancer.
@raiyandhaka (634)
• India
27 Oct 09
we all know fruit fruit may help on blood regulation and its has anti-cancer properties. maximum amount of fruits provides antioxidants that's help combat free radicals and protect the circulatory system.
tomato,watermelons,cherries has significant effect against prostate,lung and stomach cancer. Grapes can destroy cancer cell and prevent the spread of cancer.pears are rich in vitamin C and copper are great antioxidant to increasing sore throat.
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
26 Oct 09
Very dark greens, and tomatoes, and blue berries are very good for you. I never heard of pinapple being good for that. Really?
@derek_a (10873)
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26 Oct 09
I think a balanced diet of most fruits can help us to avoid cancer, but I read an article a few months back that broccoli is one of the best vegetables to eat. The article was about a man with colon cancer who refused surgery and chemotherapy and ate and juiced loads of raw broccoli. When he was tested he had halted the cancer in its tracks.
I like broccli but I know many do not, but I decided to eat more of it. Every day, I eat lots of it raw in a salad. I have juiced it once or twice, but it's a very strong taste when it's juiced as it is more condensed.
Years ago, I went to a nutritionist because of poor health, and he told me that I needed to eat more vegetables than fruit, because eating too much fruit means that I would be taking in too much sugar, and I don't have a good tolerance for sugar. - Derek
@karbuks (270)
• Philippines
27 Oct 09
there are fruits that has a high sugar content. i think avocado is one example of it. the doctor of my partner also advices him to eat vegetables and choose fruits to eat because some are high in sugar which is bad for him. i ate broccoli but not as often as you because sometimes broccoli is not available in our place. thank you!
@wookieekyut (673)
• Philippines
26 Oct 09
Tomatoes are best in fighting cancer because of the lycopene. I think berries, grapes,cherries, too, for they are rich in vitamin C and they have antioxidant properties.
There was a study before about the cancer preventing properties of the lowly camote (sweet potato).
Just a friendly reminder, Karbuks, I think it is not right to brush the teeth right after eating something sour. My dentist told me that. She advised me to avoid brushing right after I ate mangoes. But you can check with your dentist to be sure.
@cheriezhao (246)
• China
27 Oct 09
apple,there is a proverb from western countries:you would never get the cancer if everyday you eat an apple,it contains an element which protect you from the cancer,it is called selenium.I like pineapple too,but i always feel so acid in my tooth after i eat it,so i guess apple is my best choice!
@cognoscentethelegend (1209)
• India
26 Oct 09
Hi karbuks, ya you are correct, because pineapple is one of the anti cancer fruit. And one more is ginger root. It is not actually a fruit. But when it added to fresh juices, it helps to break our blood cells into large ant they will fight against cancer cells.
@daffy6 (101)
• Malaysia
26 Oct 09
Soursop is one of the best fruit that gain a lot of attentions as a natural cancer cell killer. A study conducted in South Korea found that soursop is 10000 times more effective than chemotherapy. It is bitter and sweet when ripe and many asians use this for their soup.