Fruits, Vegetables and Cancer Dimensions

Effect of heterocyclic amines, vegetables, and fruits on colorectal cancer

Fruits and Vegetables Intake and Risk of Bladder Cancer

Consumption of vegetables and fruits and risk of breast cancer.

CONTEXT The intake of vegetables and fruits has been thought to protect against breast cancer. Most of the evidence comes from case-control studies, but a recent pooled analysis of the relatively few published cohort studies suggests no significantly reduced breast cancer risk is associated with vegetable and fruit consumption. OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between total and specific vege...

Vegetables, fruits, associated micronutrients, and risk of prostate cancer.

Greater fruit and vegetable intake is recommended to prevent cancer generally, but it is unknown if it protects against prostate cancer specifically. A comprehensive review on nutrition, food, and prostate cancer was published in 1997 by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research titled Food, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective (1) (h...

Flavor quality of fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are important sources of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, and antioxidants. The relative contribution of each commodity to human health and wellness depends upon its nutritive value and per capita consumption; the latter is greatly influenced by consumer preferences and degree of satisfaction from eating the fruit or vegetable. Flavor quality of fruits and vegetables is ...