Pancreatic Cancer Deterrent

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=flavonols-may-help-ward-o&chanID=sa022&modsrc=reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A look at the eating patterns of 183,518 California and Hawaii residents has found evidence that a diet high in flavonols might help ward off pancreatic cancer.

Flavonols are found in plant-based foods with onions, apples, berries, kale, and broccoli having the highest concentrations.

During an average of 8 years, 529 subjects developed pancreatic cancer. People who had the largest amount of flavonols in their diet -- measured with a "food frequency" questionnaire -- had a 23-percent lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer compared with people with the lowest levels, Dr. Ute Nthlings from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke reported at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Los Angeles.

Smokers benefited most, presumably because they are at high risk for pancreatic cancer already. Smokers who ate the most flavonols reduced their risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 59 percent, compared with smokers who at the least flavonols.

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Interesting to see the importance of plant based diets and nature's medicines for our worst diseases.