Vegetables,
Fruits and Green Tea Significantly Lower Risk of Gastric Cancer
Participants: 272 people
with gastric cancer plus 544 age-matched controls.
Where: Fujian Province,
China
Type of study:
Case-control
What happened: Green
tea, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits, significantly decreased the
risk of gastric cancer, while a high intake of fish sauce, salted foods,
moldy foods, the irregular taking of meals and a family history of
cancer malignancy increased the risk.
Researchers' conclusion:
Fresh vegetables and fruits and green tea might have protective effects
for gastric cancer.
Citation: Ye WM, Yi YN,
Luo RX, et al. Diet and gastric cancer: a casecontrol study in Fujian
Province, China. World Journal of Gastroenterology
1998;4(6):516-518.(Click
here to read PubMed study abstract.)
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