It's the most common cancer—but scientists have found a powerful (and flavorful!) tool to prevent it.
For a study published in the new issue of the international, peer-reviewed
, nutrition and cellular scientists at Canada's University of Ottawa examined the effect of a particular kind of fruit juice on skin cancer prevention." that may help reduce the risk of cancer. With that in mind, the researchers measured the effects of blueberry juice on the occurrence of skin cancer.
They prepared fresh blueberry juice from fully matured wild blueberries picked in selected areas of the Atlantic region. Then they enriched a quantity of the juice with polyphenols.The researchers observed that the polyphenol-enriched blueberry juice"significantly inhibited the proliferation of skin [cancer stem cells]."
They add that the juice"possesses potent anticancer and anti-metastatic potentials and may represent . . . [an] agent against skin cancer."suggest that you might not need polyphenol-enriched blueberry juice prepared in a lab to enjoy the benefits of blueberry juice. Finding ways this fall to get more blueberries in your diet, like in