Spinach Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Spinach Salad with Shitake Mushrooms

The benefits of spinach not only meet the needs of fiber the body needs, but also minimize the attack of colon cancer. Want proof?

In addition to providing the benefits of iron, spinach also can reduce the risk of colon cancer. Researchers at Oregon State University found that eating green vegetables reduce the damaging effects of carcinogens found in cooked meat.

They study the complex biological effects of carcinogens in the microRNA and cancer stem cells. During the research conducted on animals, they found that spinach consumption could offset some of the damaging effects of the carcinogen. In tests with laboratory animals, spinach can reduce the risk of colon tumors by almost half (from 58% to 32%).

"The formation of cancer is a complex multistep process by which damaged cells arise through a variety of ways. This study demonstrates that microRNAs changes affect cancer stem cell markers in colon cancer formation. MicroRNAs are very small factors that do great things in the cell, "said researcher Parasramka Mansi.

Cancer is thought to be caused by changes in DNA sequence or a mutation that allows the uncontrolled cell growth. However, other factors such as diet, environmental toxins, and lifestyle also influence the emergence of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and neurological disorders, as reported by Dailymail. (ind) (tty)