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Red vegetables are a great ally against prostate cancer
Pulse Hradlines ^
| Apr. 24, 2016
| Camilo Pacheco
Posted on 04/24/2016 8:11:42 PM PDT by 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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KEYWORDS: cancer; lycopene; medical
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These vegetables are very healthy and helpful in general.
To: Innovative
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:12:39 PM PDT
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867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: Innovative
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:16:09 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Harvey Dent -- can he be trusted?)
To: 867V309
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:17:29 PM PDT
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OddLane
To: ClearCase_guy
Better red than dead?
I love watermelon, too bad it's racist.
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:18:04 PM PDT
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867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: 867V309
Guava, watermelon, and apricots are also fruits.
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04/24/2016 8:19:58 PM PDT
by
Thidwick
To: 867V309
It's O.K., as long as you don't have fried chicken in the same meal. 😊
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:21:07 PM PDT
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: Innovative
Hmmm, red jalapenos and ghost/scorpion peppers must qualify then.................
To: Innovative
When I saw “Red Vegetables” I instantly thought of Senators Sander and Clinton!
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:22:27 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
To: headsonpikes
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04/24/2016 8:23:43 PM PDT
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headsonpikes
(Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
To: 867V309
The key is lycopene content — fruit or vegetable.
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:26:51 PM PDT
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: 867V309
Yes, tomatoes are fruit. Tomatoes, apricots, guavas and watermelons are ALL fruits.
To: 867V309
tomato is a fruit.
Botanically yes. So are watermelons. In a broader sense, they both have a vegetative soul, and for over 100 years the Supreme Court has recognized the tomato as a vegetable for legal (tax) purposes (Nix vs. Hedden).
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04/24/2016 8:29:33 PM PDT
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Dr. Sivana
("There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."-R.Reagan)
To: Innovative
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04/24/2016 8:29:57 PM PDT
by
Williams
(Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
To: 867V309
tomato is a fruit.
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Exactly. The first sentence distracted me from reading the rest of the article. If the nutritionist didn’t know that, I am not sure I can trust the rest of what they have to say.
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04/24/2016 8:31:44 PM PDT
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boycott
(--s)
To: Innovative
I’M 64 and have eaten this stuff all my life. Guess what?
No cancer./s
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04/24/2016 8:32:23 PM PDT
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umgud
To: Dr. Sivana
Botanically yes. So are watermelons. In a broader sense, they both have a vegetative soul, and for over 100 years the Supreme Court has recognized the tomato as a vegetable for legal (tax) purposes (Nix vs. Hedden).
Cool!
Using this broader sense we can consider barkie human.
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04/24/2016 8:34:50 PM PDT
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867V309
(It's over. It's over now.)
To: Innovative
Lycopene for prostate health, is not a secret.
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posted on
04/24/2016 8:39:46 PM PDT
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Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: 867V309
He’s a fruit so we can call him a vegetable, which makes him human?
To: Innovative
Hopefully red peppers are on that list - love those things.
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