Scientists have concluded that foods containing resistant starch (usually unripe fruits) can reduce the risk of cancer by an impressive 60 percent, according to the journal Cancer Prevention Research.< /b>
The publication has published the results of a new study conducted by staff from the universities of Newcastle and Leeds. According to these data, such an affordable product as bananas can effectively protect against the development of bowel cancer – provided that they are consumed somewhat unripe, greenish. In general, scientists believe that not only bananas, but also other green starchy fruits have an anti-cancer effect.
“The chance of getting cancer can be reduced by more than half if you choose green foods that contain resistant starch – they can reduce the risk of certain types of cancer by 60 percent,” Cancer Prevention Research scientists were quoted as saying.
In the trials, researchers gave resistant starch foods to participants with a high hereditary risk of developing cancer. The subjects received the equivalent of one unripe banana per day of starch for about two years. In a study of nearly 1,000 patients in this way, researchers found that resistant starch consumption was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of developing cancer in various parts of the body. A particularly pronounced anti-cancer effect was observed in the state of the upper gastrointestinal tract – while reducing the likelihood of cancer of the esophagus, stomach, biliary tract, pancreas and duodenum.
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Scientists recalled that resistant starch is also found in oats, cereals, peas, beans – all of these are also available foods, like bananas. The results of their work are called “exciting”, but it is reported that more research is needed in this direction. It should be noted that the participants in the trials were people with Lynch syndrome, that is, predisposed to cancer due to heredity. significant benefits of cocoa for the normalization of pressure in hypertensive patients.