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Organic Fruits Darker fruits and vegetables found to fight colon cancer Researchers used bothanimal and cell-culture studies to examine the effects of a group of chemicals called anthocyanins on the development of colon cancer cells. Anthocyanins are the chemicals that give the coloration to most blue, red and purple vegetables and fruits. In the animal study, scientists induced colon cancer in rats, then fed the sick animals a daily dose of anthocyanin extracts derived from either bilberries or choke berries. Compared with rats who were not dosed, the chokeberry-treated rats exhibited 60 percent fewer signs of colon tumors, while the bilberry-treated rats showed 70 percent fewer. The researchers also applied fruit and vegetable extracts high in anthocyanins to laboratory cultures of human colon-cancer cells. The most effective was the pigment from purple corn, which halted cancer cell growth and killed approximately 20 percent of the malignant cells, with little effect on non-cancerous cells. Chokeberry extract demonstrated the same effect at a slightly higher concentration. Pigments derived from radishes and black carrots were less effective, but still resulted in a 50 to 80 percent slowdown in the rates of cancerous cell growth. ...Read more Lupeol Compoundin Fruits Found to Destroy Cancer Tumors in the Head and Neck Faster Than Chemotherapy Drugs The top tenconsumer questions about superfruit juices: Pomegranate, blueberry, acai and cherry |