High-veg diet 'wards off cancer'

[Guest guest]

The basic concept will come as no shock to anyone here, however the

fine print is interesting. It is the first preventive nutrition

study I have seen that specifically touts the benefits of raw over

cooked food. While I have fairly dismissive of this idea in the

past, this could very well have something to do with vegetable

enzymes. Several vegetable based enzymes have been shown to have

anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects, such as bromelain and

papain. However, it has long been in dispute whether such enzymes

were active in the human body when orally ingested as part of normal

foodstuffs (as opposed to enteric coated capsules).

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4554790.stm

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Todd

the problem with such a study is that people that eat such diets also have many

other factors that can influence the data. How many beans can be eaten raw?

 

 

 

 

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cha

Monday, December 26, 2005 9:12 PM

High-veg diet 'wards off cancer'

 

 

The basic concept will come as no shock to anyone here, however the

fine print is interesting. It is the first preventive nutrition

study I have seen that specifically touts the benefits of raw over

cooked food. While I have fairly dismissive of this idea in the

past, this could very well have something to do with vegetable

enzymes. Several vegetable based enzymes have been shown to have

anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects, such as bromelain and

papain. However, it has long been in dispute whether such enzymes

were active in the human body when orally ingested as part of normal

foodstuffs (as opposed to enteric coated capsules).

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4554790.stm

 

 

 

Web/Online Coordinator

Adult Degree and Graduate Programs

Prescott College

http://www.prescott.edu