Foods rich in fiber have anti-cancer effects, as do grains and seeds like sesame, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.

**10. Why do fiber-rich foods have anti-cancer effects?**

Adjusting one's diet is an important aspect of disease prevention, health maintenance, and cancer prevention.

Arrange your daily routine reasonably

A proper diet, especially one rich in fiber, is essential.

Scientists have proven that radish tubers contain a substance called lignin, which can enhance immunity.

It has the ability to fight disease and indirectly eliminate cancer cells; kelp not only contains iodine needed by the human body, but also...

Cellulose has both anti-cancer and anti-hypertensive effects; edible mushrooms such as shiitake and straw mushrooms contain cellulose.

Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide-K (PS-K) protein can eliminate various cancer cells, especially lung cancer and breast cancer.

It is effective in treating cancers such as uterine cancer and digestive tract cancer; corn with fresh germ (fresh corn) was previously...

It is only known to contain natural vitamin E, which can promote cell division and delay cell aging, and has preventive and therapeutic effects.

It has effects on liver cirrhosis and anti-atherosclerosis, and in recent years it has been found to contain the seventh nutrient for humans.

Cellulose, a component of rice bran, has special value in preventing rectal and colon cancer; rice bran contains fiber...

Vitamins also have a role in preventing colon cancer.

In November 1993, the British newspaper The Guardian reported that the Bristol Medical School was testing cereals and new...

Studies on the fiber in fresh fruits and vegetables have revealed that this type of fiber plays a role in human metabolism.

During this process, a unique fatty acid is naturally produced. This fatty acid is derived from fiber in the intestines.

Natural products generated during the fermentation process.

This short-chain fatty acid has a "command cell death" effect.

Its function is to simultaneously induce both malignant and benign tumor cells to undergo "suicide," especially in cases of intestinal tumors.

It has a definite effect on inhibiting and killing tumor cells.

Studies have confirmed the important role of fiber-rich foods in cancer prevention and treatment.

It has an effect.

Scientists are investigating how to obtain short-chain fatty acids from pure cellulose for future clinical treatments.

**11. Give examples of the cancer-preventive effects of grain-based foods.**

(1) Corn.

In recent years, it has been regarded as a precious anti-cancer health food among whole grains.

Corn is neutral in nature and has a mild flavor.

It is sweet and contains abundant starch, fat, alkaloids, vitamins C, A, E and lysine.

Materia Medica

The Compendium of Materia Medica states that "corn regulates the stomach and stimulates appetite."

Traditional Chinese medicine has historically believed that it has the functions of tonifying the middle energizer and strengthening the stomach, and eliminating dampness

Urine.

Its seeds, corn silk, leaves, and roots can all be used in medicine.

Modern medicine has discovered that corn is rich in fiber.

It has the effects of absorbing water and swelling, stimulating gastrointestinal motility, and accelerating stool excretion, which can reduce digestion.

It can stimulate the digestive system to prevent the occurrence of intestinal tumors.

Glutathione in corn has anti-cancer properties.

This factor has strong antioxidant capabilities, and its antioxidant effect is 500 times stronger than that of selenium and vitamin E.

It can deactivate carcinogens in food.

The abundant lysine in corn can not only inhibit

It can reduce the toxic side effects of anticancer drugs and also inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

Add vitamin E and A

Matching not only promotes longevity and brain health, and slows down aging, but also stimulates the body's immunity.

The system protects against carcinogens and prevents the occurrence of various epithelial tumors.

Fat in corn

More than 50% of it is linoleic acid, which can reduce cholesterol deposition on blood vessel walls and has the effects of promoting blood circulation and lowering lipids.

The merit of this achievement.

Therefore, regularly eating cooked fresh corn, or using corn to make noodles, porridge, or steamed cakes, can help prevent...

It is effective in treating digestive tract tumors such as esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, and rectal cancer.

(2) Legumes (including soybeans, black beans, green beans, brown beans, etc.) are excellent for strengthening the body and preventing cancer.

They all contain selenium, a trace element essential for cancer prevention and disease control.

Selenium can spontaneously interact with fine particles

Intracellular active substances react with the cell membrane to prevent damage to the cell membrane.

In tissue culture

Studies have shown that selenium can reduce the metabolic activity of certain carcinogens.

The United States for cancer patients

Biochemical analysis of the blood revealed that cancer patients had significantly lower blood selenium levels than healthy individuals, especially...

The low blood selenium levels are more pronounced in patients with gastrointestinal and prostate cancer, and those with low selenium levels are more prone to cancer.

The risk is twice that of people with normal selenium levels.

People who regularly eat beans and bean products are less likely to eat yellow beans.

People who consume beans and bean products have a 50% lower risk of developing stomach cancer.

Japanese reports on bean products

Tofu contains five substances that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

Soy saponins I, I

II. Vitamins A₁ and A₂ can both eliminate lipid peroxidation, and combined with the rich protein in legumes,

It has been hailed as a top-quality nourishing food for its anti-aging, lipid-lowering, cancer-preventing, and longevity-promoting effects.

In hospitals at home and abroad

In sanatoriums, beans and their products have become a common food for the elderly with weak constitutions, those with tumors and qi deficiency, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease.

Essential dietary therapy for patients with cerebrovascular disease.

(3) Sweet potato.

According to the book "Dietary Therapy," sweet potatoes are slightly cooling in nature and sweet in taste, and they strengthen the spleen and stomach, and replenish nutrients.

"For weakness and fatigue, strengthen kidney yin."

In recent years, it has been hailed as a health and longevity food suitable for all ages.

Research has found that,

Sweet potatoes contain dehydroestradiol (DHCA), which can block the growth of cancer cells in mice.

Cancerous changes in tissues such as the breast and colon.

Its rich dietary fiber content can be absorbed by the intestines.

Moisture increases stool volume, prevents constipation, and reduces the incidence of colorectal tumors.

sweet potato

It can be eaten raw or cooked, and is beneficial for preventing colon, rectal, and breast cancer.

(4) Job's tears.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes it can treat muscle spasms and difficulty in flexing and extending joints; long-term use can lighten the body and improve health.

gas.

Modern research has found that Job's tears contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamin B₁, and lysine.

It contains various amino acids such as amino acids and leucine, as well as coixol, coixol, and triterpenoids.

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It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, and preventing tumors.

Use coix seed decoction or extract its coix seeds.

Coix seed can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells such as Ehrlich ascites carcinoma and tumor growth.

Clinically for the stomach

It is effective against cancer, laryngeal cancer, Yoshida sarcoma, and malignant reticulocytosis, and has anti-cancer properties.

effect.

Ephedra, cooked alone or in porridge with water chestnuts and orange peel, can be used to treat esophageal cancer and stomach cancer.

Dietary supportive treatment for conditions such as laryngeal cancer.

**12. Do sesame seeds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds have anti-cancer effects?**

Sesame seeds are known for their ability to lubricate the intestines and promote bowel movements, replenish qi and promote lactation, and have anti-aging properties. Modern research has further revealed that...

It is believed that it also has anti-cancer and cancer-preventive effects.

Sesame seeds contain up to 60% oil and 25% protein.

Sesame oil contains glycerides such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, and arachidic acid, as well as steroids.

It contains alcohol, sesamin, vitamin E, folic acid, niacin, lecithin, and a large amount of calcium.

Research has confirmed:

Sesame oil has strong antioxidant properties, and the components in sesame seeds have good anti-cancer and anti-aging effects.

It has the effect of treating cancer.

In the pharmacological experiment, rats were fed 0.2 ml of sesame oil per 100 g of body weight.

Ten days can increase the levels of ascorbic acid and cholesterol in the adrenal glands.

Give black sesame oil to normal

Injection in rats tends to increase hemocytocyte volume.

A prominent feature of sesame protein is its high protein content.

It contains large amounts of methionine and cysteine.

The group that fed sesame seeds to the animals showed significantly better protection than the control group.

It has the effect of inhibiting the proliferation of cancer and cancer cells.

Sesame seeds do not contain the pesky trypsin inhibitors found in soybeans.

It has a mild flavor and nourishing properties, making it a popular food therapy for cancer patients.

Peanuts have a wide range of medicinal uses.

The "Materia Medica of Yunnan" records: "Boiled in salt water, it can treat lung ailments."

"For tuberculosis, stir-frying with hot water promotes blood circulation and treats all kinds of abdominal pain caused by cold accumulation." Modern medical research has found that peanuts...

It contains proteins, fats, and the eight essential amino acids for the human body, with unsaturated fatty acids making up a significant portion.

Containing 80% of total fat, it has a significant effect on replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen in clinical practice, and has been used as a treatment for tumor patients with weak constitution.

This is a supplementary dietary therapy for patients with qi deficiency, poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, and malnutrition.

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The β-sitosterol and luteolin in peanut kernels and skin can lower blood lipids, while peanut oil has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

effect.

Studies suggest that peanuts not only have the effect of strengthening the body and preventing cancer, but also help prevent tumor metastasis.

It has a certain effect on relapse and can also prevent and treat leukopenia and thrombocytopenia after chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

disease.

However, it is worth noting that peanuts contaminated with Aspergillus flavus, especially in humid and warm conditions, can cause damage.

If stored under certain conditions, the aflatoxin produced by this bacterium is highly carcinogenic, therefore it poses a risk to the development of [a specific type of infection].

Peanuts with sprouts or suspected mold contamination, and even peanut oil, should not be eaten.

Sunflower seeds and the oil extracted from them both have significant anti-cancer effects and are now widely recognized.

It has gained attention both domestically and internationally.

For example, sunflower seed oil is rich in linoleic acid, carotene, and vitamin E.

It contains up to 70% linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid that the human body cannot synthesize.

The required unsaturated fatty acids have a protective effect on cell membranes.

When linoleic acid is lacking, cells

Membranes are susceptible to damage from chemical carcinogens, which can cause cell mutations.

Carrots with sunflower oil

It contains more carotene than peanut oil, sesame oil, and soybean oil. After being absorbed by the body, carotene can be converted into...

Vitamin A is a physiologically active form of vitamin A. Vitamins A and E are known to possess...

Vitamins with anti-cancer properties.

Therefore, the anti-cancer effects of sunflower seed oil have been recognized by medical researchers both domestically and internationally.

It is highly regarded by families and widely used in clinical treatment of various tumors and in cancer prevention diets.