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To: tophat9000

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.


34 posted on 04/24/2016 9:29:30 PM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

Apples and red sweet peppers too?


37 posted on 04/24/2016 9:34:15 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Innovative; tophat9000

Beets are red because id betalains, not lycopene.


54 posted on 04/24/2016 11:50:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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