He forces sick cells to self -destruct.
Cancer is the second cause of death in the world, after cardiovascular disease. His prevention is a public health challenge. It is articulated around simple advice such as: practicing regular physical activity, stopping tobacco, decreasing alcohol … and changing its eating habits. “”The integration of various vegetables and fruits into your diet has a promising potential to reduce the incidence of cancer by 20% “recently shared a team of researchers in chemistry, pharmacology and nutrition. Their study highlighted the role of a particular fruit in the prevention of the disease.
These scientists from Pakistan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India and South Korea have analyzed molecules beneficial to the fruit. It contains polyphenols, powerful antioxidants, flavonoids, which limit the growth of cancer cells, and phenolic acids, which decrease inflammation. To verify these effects, cancer cells of rats and mice have been exposed to extracts from the fruit, to the oil of its seed and its concentrated juice.
According to the results published in the journal “Food Science & Nutrition”, “The extract, the fruit, the oil and the juice have revealed promising results concerning their antiproliferative, antitumorigen and anti-inflammatory properties properties thanks to the modification of various signaling pathways linked to cancer, thus demonstrating their potential as a drugs to prevent and treat cancer “. This means that the fruit slows the growth of tumors by preventing cancer cells from multiplying quickly. It also activates a process called “apoptosis” which forces sick cells to self -destruct. Finally, it prevents cancer cells from moving around and forming metastases in other parts of the body and it reduces inflammatory reactions. This fruit … is pomegranate.
And its benefits would not stop at only one organ: “Pomegranate can potentially prevent and treat different cancers, including those of prostate, bladder, breast, skin, lung and colon” inform researchers. Its compounds would even present “A synergistic effect with other phytochemical compounds and chemotherapeutic drugs “. Granada could thus be used in addition to conventional anticancer treatments to strengthen their efficiency and limit side effects. The next step for researchers is to carry out similar clinical trials on humans. In the meantime, nothing prevents consumption now of the pomegranate in fresh or seed juice in salads, yogurts, desserts … as often as possible.
