Why Cabbage Can Prevent Cancer?

In America, 1 in 5 deaths caused by cancer. Based on data from the American Cancer Society, cancer deaths in women with breast cancer is dominated by as much as 19 percent, 16 percent of lung cancer, and colon and rectal cancer 15 percent. Ali Khomsan

Meanwhile, the dominant male cancer as the cause of death was lung cancer (34 percent), cancer of the colon and rectum (12 percent), and prostate (10 percent).

Fat-rich diet in epidemiological studies indicate a close connection with the appearance of colon cancer or breast cancer. Low-fat and high fiber consumption as the vegetarian diet is known to cause the low incidence of cancer.

Certain hormones may be partly responsible for the appearance of tumors. This hormone is triggered by consumption expenditure, high fat. For example, the hormone prolactin (serum) that stimulate tumor growth was increased when our diet is rich in fat.

Foods contain substances causing substances (promoters) and prevention (inhibitors) and cancer. The extent to which achieved a balance between these two components will determine whether we are at risk of cancer or not.

Alcohol may act as a cause of cancer through various channels. First, alcohol is directly toxic to cells. Second, alcohol can become a vehicle for kokarsinogen boarded. Third, alcohol causes the immune system disorders. Alcohol as a direct cause of the emergence of cancer is still questionable scientific evidence. However, it seems no doubt that alcohol can be a promoter of tumorigenesis.

Direct cause of cancer seems to remain difficult to detect. This is considering the emergence of cancer that requires a relatively long time after a certain diet is applied. However, given the epidemiological evidence linking eating habits (food habits) of a group of people with cancer incidence, lessons can be drawn about the need to watch intake of nutrients from natural foods, and eat enough your body needs.

All cabbage crucifera belong to the group, this group is known as sulforaphane and indoles content of his merit as anticancer. Research on indoles mendeaktivasi prove estrogen metabolites that cause tumors, particularly in breast cells. At the same time increase the indoles certain compounds are protective against cancer.

In addition to suppress tumor cell growth, indoles can also reduce the process of metastasis of cancer cells. Metastasis is the movement of cancer cells to other parts of the body resulting in the spread of tumor cells.

Meanwhile, sulforaphane contribute to the role of enzymes responsible for detoxification. With the optimal detoxification, cancer-causing carcinogenic substances more quickly removed. In addition, studies of sulforaphane and its effect on tumors in mice showed that sulforaphane causes tumors to grow more slowly and weighed less. Sulforaphane can cause apoptosis (cancer cell suicide) in leukemia cells and melanoma.

Many people already know the benefits of eating plant-based foods, like vegetables and fruits rich in phytonutrients (plant nutrients). Phytonutrients are able to prevent cancer because it functions as an antioxidant, thus preventing the damage to body cells by free radical attack.

A study at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, U.S., involving human samples of more than 1,000 people revealed that those who are diligent eating vegetables can reduce the risk of colon cancer by 35 percent, while those eating cabbage can reduce the risk of cancer 44 percent. While the study sample in the Netherlands with more than 100,000 people are relatively the same result, namely vegetable consumption may reduce colon cancer risk 25 percent, cabbage can reduce the risk to 49 percent. This confirms that the role of cabbage as a vegetable anticancer reliable.

Cabbage can reduce the risk of lung cancer to 30 percent in the group of non-smokers. In the smokers group, better yet, that is reduce the risk of lung cancer to 69 percent. So, this could be good news for smokers, if it can not stop smoking do not forget to always eat cabbage as a vegetable friend rice.

Until now unknown cause cancer drugs and was quite diverse. Often the very late detection of cancer so that aid becomes more difficult. Therefore, preventive efforts should be prioritized for cancer. This is where nutrition plays an important role to offer prevention process so that the deadly disease can be avoided.

Eating cabbage may not be a guarantee that you will be free of cancer. However, at least risk for the disease becomes smaller due to nutritional elements and other substances in the cabbage has been proven efficacious for the health.

Get used to eating cabbage is 3-5 serving per week is recommended. One serving equals 1 cup. Choosing cabbage grown organically certainly will bring greater benefits for organic vegetables contain phytonutrients higher. In Indonesia, organic vegetables can now be found in supermarket-specific supermarket. It's just that the price is still relatively more expensive and not very wide availability.