LIVE IT: Fight Colon Cancer with Dried Fruit

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07/07/23

Many of you may remember being told as a child to eat your greens because they make you healthy and strong! Well, even as an adult this idea still holds true. In fact, pairing it up with dried fruit, legumes and brown rice may build a protective barrier against colon cancer.
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Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Health Journalist
Many of you may remember being told as a child to eat your greens because they’ll make you healthy and strong!

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Surgical Oncologist
Even as an adult, this idea still holds true. Eating our greens has many health benefits. In fact, pairing it up with dried fruit, legumes and brown rice may help prevent colon polyps, which are abnormal growths in the colon that sometimes lead to colon cancer.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Loma Linda University Health researchers found eating legumes at least three times a week reduced the risk of colon polyps by 33 percent.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
And having brown rice at least once a week reduced the risk by 40 percent. Eating those cooked green veggies once a day or more was associated with a reduced risk of 24 percent.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
And, eating dried fruit three times a week or more reduced the risk by 26 percent.

Dr. Yessenia Tantamango-Bartley
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Legumes, dried fruits, brown rice, they have high fiber. For cooked, green vegetables we found that they have high anticarcinogen compounds that will help to decrease this risk.

Dr. Mark Reeves (Host)
Taking precaution now against colon cancer is important – and you can start by eating more whole foods containing fiber. You can cook brown rice and pair it up with lentils. You can also swap white rice for brown rice.

Patricia Kelikani (Host)
There’s your tip for the day on how you can live healthier, longer.

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