Content provided in partnership with
Ladies, eat your spinach!
Better Nutrition, Oct, 2007
According to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer, eating plenty of spinach, which contains the flavonoid kaernpferol, may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. Researchers studied the intake of several flavonoids among 66,940 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study between 1984 and 2002. During that time, 347 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Results showed a 40 percent reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer among women in the study who consumed the highest levels of kaempferol, which is also found in other foods like broccoli, citrus, leeks, and cabbage. Researchers also found a 34 percent reduced risk in women with the highest levels of the flavone luteolin, which is found in citrus.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
COPYRIGHT 2007 PRIMEDIA Intertec, a PRIMEDIA Company. All Rights Reserved.
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
Find Research Guides for:
Find Featured Titles for: News
Most Popular Articles in Health
- Fuel your workout: exercisers who eat before they work out have more energy ...
- Soothe a dry, itchy scalp: 5 easy expert solutions
- Cocktails and calories: Beer, wine and liquor calories can really add up. ...
- The sour truth about apple cider vinegar - evaluation of therapeutic use
- The, six best supplements you've never heard of: these secret weapons can ...
- More »