FRUITS, VEGGIES REDUCE ORAL CANCER.

Scientists from the University of Magna Grecia Medical School and the Second University of Naples Medical School revealed that the consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of oral cancer. A meta-analysis looked at 16 studies on fruit/vegetable intake and oral cancer. These trials showed each portion of fruit and/or vegetable consumed per day reduced the risk of oral cancer by 49%. Individually, increased vegetable consumption was linked to significantly reduced overall risk of oral cancer by 50%; and fruit consumption’s reduction of oral cancer risk was dependent upon the type of fruit and length of time interval to dietary recall. (Natural Products Insider, 06/01/06)