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Can Carrots Eat Away at Your Risk of Cancer?

  • February 09, 2005

In more evidence eating whole foods are good for you, falcarinol, a natural compound that protects carrots from fungal diseases, may be a potent cancer fighter. A European study has discovered the chemical reduces malignancies in rats by a third. Researchers studied 24 rats with precancerous tumors that mimicked human colorectal cancer for 18 weeks. The rats were assigned to three groups, with each given a different diet. Scientists found rats that ate carrots along with their...