Red vegetables are a great ally against prostate cancer

Pulse Hradlines ^ | Apr. 24, 2016 | Camilo Pacheco

[Innovative]

A diet full of red vegetables, like tomatoes, apricots, guavas and watermelons may prevent men from developing prostate cancer, according to Barbara Quinn, a nutritionist affiliated with the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. The secret of red vegetables would lie on a substance called lycopene.

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[Mollypitcher1]

so are apricot and watermelon........fruits

[freefdny]

But if a tomato self identifies as a vegetable it should be stored in the vegetable bin.

[butlerweave]

does ketchup count ?

[cynwoody]

I love watermelon, too bad it's racist.

The seedless kind, too?

[meadsjn]

red vegetables, like tomatoes, apricots, guavas and watermelons

Aren't all those fruits? Must be the new math.

[Jane Long]

Lycopene is also good for heart and may help prevent or slow down progression of macular degeneration.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

President Carter.

_resident Obama.

[867V309]

He’s a fruit so we can call him a vegetable, which makes him human?

Good point. IMHO you can call it whatever you want.

[Daffynition]

[tophat9000]

what about beets? I hate tomatoes but I love beets ..

[chuckles]

This is just not true! I eat tomatoes like others eat apples. I love watermelon and the other fruits also and am just 5 years cancer free this month. I've eaten tomatoes all my life like snacks and salads. many times I would slice a couple of tomatoes and put cucumber slices in and use Italian dressing for my meal. I never make a sandwich without a full covering of tomato on it.

What is fact is there was no one in my cancer group that wasn't low on Vitamin D. I don't know if lack of D lets the cancer grow or the cancer steals your vitamin D, but everyone was made to take massive vitamin D capsules. I say keep your D up and it may fight cancer formation.

[tumblindice]

Since I switched to a lady doctor, I’m happy they can do that test now with a blood panel.

[Innovative]

I would say beets would be helpful.

The study is attributing the cancer fighting property to lycopene, which gives the red color to the fruits and vegetables, presumably to beets also.

[Innovative]

“Lycopene is also good for heart and may help prevent or slow down progression of macular degeneration.”

Thanks for this additional important helpful information.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Technically any vegetable with seeds is a fruit. Cucumbers, peppers, etc.

[tumblindice]

Apples and red sweet peppers too?

[867V309]

Technically any vegetable with seeds is a fruit. Cucumbers, peppers, etc.

So the quetion is: does barkie have seeds.

My guess is no.

[KarlInOhio]

If I ate everything that has been determined to be healthy I would weigh 500 pounds.

[jonrick46]

Yesterday there was a post that said eating nuts lowered the risk to colon cancer. When I read the article, peanuts were included as nuts even though they are a legume. In this case, I had better eat my beets.