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[3] [4] [5] By non-antioxidant mechanisms still undefined, polyphenols may affect mechanisms of cardiovascular disease or cancer. [ 6 ] The increase in antioxidant capacity of blood seen after the consumption of polyphenol-rich (ORAC-rich) foods is not caused directly by the polyphenols, but most likely results from increased uric acid levels ...
In 2022, about 1.9 million people around the world received a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, making it the third most common type of cancer globally. Also known as bowel cancer, this type of ...
In a 2010 review of scientific evidence concerning the possible health benefits of eating foods claimed to have "antioxidant properties" due to anthocyanins, the European Food Safety Authority concluded that 1) there was no basis for a beneficial antioxidant effect from dietary anthocyanins in humans, 2) there was no evidence of a cause-and ...
A study published in 2003 looked at how anthocyanins in tart cherries could inhibit tumor development in mice and reduce the proliferation of human colon cancer cells. However, more research on ...
A diet rich in plant foods and fish, and low in animal foods, processed foods, added sugars and alcohol, has been shown to protect the gut from inflammation. Tips to Follow the Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Gradual but steady accretion of such damage can lead to the development of many diseases and conditions including thrombosis, diabetes, persistent inflammation, cancer, and atherosclerosis. Flavonoids including myricetin are able to scavenge for ROS and can chelate intracellular transition metal ions that ultimately produce ROS.
No single food can protect against cancer, but eating more foods that fight it will help reduce the risk of developing the disease, the American Institute for Cancer Research notes.
Reviews of preliminary research in 2015 indicated that foods high in carotenoids may reduce the risk of head and neck cancers [20] and prostate cancer. [21] There is no correlation between consumption of foods high in carotenoids and vitamin A and the risk of Parkinson's disease. [22]