Post by beebs on Jan 15, 2012 11:28:47 GMT -5
Chemopreventive compounds in certain foods,
lycopene, some type of polyphenols,
epicatechin-3-gallate, indole-3-carbynol, and more,
show strong evidence of preventing prostate cancer.
Read somewhere that the skin of onions
have a higher content of Quercetin than
the onion, needs further investigation.
The study mentions the chemopreventive
effects whilst some scientists believe cancer
to be reversible using some foods such as
tamarinds, ginger, jalapenos, soursop etc
and specific diets such as the Budwigs protocol.
Excertp from study:
Quercetin and quercetin derivatives as detected in these Nigerian foods have been reported to inhibit prostate cancer colony melanoma growth, and act as pro-apoptotic agent [9,10]. Similarly, ellagic acid, an oxidation product of gallic acid, catechol, kaempferol and its derivatives which were detected in these Nigerian foodstuffs have undergone different levels of study as possible prostate cancer chemopreventive agents, with promising results, including potent antimutagenesis, antitumour and antimetastasis properties[3,11]; effects that are also relevant to prostate cancer control and chemoprevention [3,8-11]. Besides, many of the polyphenols and lignans detected in Canarium schweinfurthii Engl fruit oil have been credited with, among others, prostate cancer chemoprevention activities [3,4,7,12].
In addition to these foodstuffs, other food materials widely reported to posses prostate cancer chemopreventive compounds are also grown in Nigeria (table 1). These include tomatoes which contains the powerful antioxidant and anti-prostate cancer agent, lycopene; cabbage which contains indole-3-carbinol; citrus fruits which contains pectin; Graviola or Soursop (Annona muricata) which contains the annonaceous acetogenins, soya beans (Glycine max) which contains the isoflavones, daidzein and genistein; Capsicum spp which contains capsaicin, and Camellia sinensis which contains (-) epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (-) epicatechin, (-) epicatechin-3-gallate and (-) epigallocatechin -3-gallate [2-4,8]. Therefore, though prostate cancer is historically more prevalent in males of African extraction, the incidence can be dramatically reduced, and the age of onset drastically increased, if the population at risk consumes the right kinds of foods in the right proportion, beginning early in life, especially as prostate cancer has a gestation period of about 50 years. www.infectagentscancer.com/content/6/S2/S9
lycopene, some type of polyphenols,
epicatechin-3-gallate, indole-3-carbynol, and more,
show strong evidence of preventing prostate cancer.
Read somewhere that the skin of onions
have a higher content of Quercetin than
the onion, needs further investigation.
The study mentions the chemopreventive
effects whilst some scientists believe cancer
to be reversible using some foods such as
tamarinds, ginger, jalapenos, soursop etc
and specific diets such as the Budwigs protocol.
Excertp from study:
Quercetin and quercetin derivatives as detected in these Nigerian foods have been reported to inhibit prostate cancer colony melanoma growth, and act as pro-apoptotic agent [9,10]. Similarly, ellagic acid, an oxidation product of gallic acid, catechol, kaempferol and its derivatives which were detected in these Nigerian foodstuffs have undergone different levels of study as possible prostate cancer chemopreventive agents, with promising results, including potent antimutagenesis, antitumour and antimetastasis properties[3,11]; effects that are also relevant to prostate cancer control and chemoprevention [3,8-11]. Besides, many of the polyphenols and lignans detected in Canarium schweinfurthii Engl fruit oil have been credited with, among others, prostate cancer chemoprevention activities [3,4,7,12].
In addition to these foodstuffs, other food materials widely reported to posses prostate cancer chemopreventive compounds are also grown in Nigeria (table 1). These include tomatoes which contains the powerful antioxidant and anti-prostate cancer agent, lycopene; cabbage which contains indole-3-carbinol; citrus fruits which contains pectin; Graviola or Soursop (Annona muricata) which contains the annonaceous acetogenins, soya beans (Glycine max) which contains the isoflavones, daidzein and genistein; Capsicum spp which contains capsaicin, and Camellia sinensis which contains (-) epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (-) epicatechin, (-) epicatechin-3-gallate and (-) epigallocatechin -3-gallate [2-4,8]. Therefore, though prostate cancer is historically more prevalent in males of African extraction, the incidence can be dramatically reduced, and the age of onset drastically increased, if the population at risk consumes the right kinds of foods in the right proportion, beginning early in life, especially as prostate cancer has a gestation period of about 50 years. www.infectagentscancer.com/content/6/S2/S9