Monday 15 October 2012

Researchers Uncover Dietary Fibre's Cancer-fighting Role

According to a recent research, dietary fibre protects and insulates intestines from cancer by transporting antioxidants to the large intestine. Fibre binds up to 80 percent of cancer-inhibiting antioxidant polyphenols in fruit and vegetables, thereby protecting the antioxidants from early digestion in the stomach and small intestine, the study found. Anneline Padayachee at the University of Queensland and the Commonwealth Scientific and ...

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