Introduction
We all know that eating healthy and exercising regularly can help reduce our risk of developing skin cancer. But did you know that drinking a certain type of juice may also help? A new study has found that drinking a popular juice may reduce your risk of developing skin cancer. This article will discuss the findings of the study and provide tips on how to incorporate this juice into your diet. So if you’re looking for a way to reduce your risk of skin cancer, read on to find out more about this popular juice and how it may help.
This Popular Juice May Reduce Your Skin Cancer Risk, New Study Says
A new study has found that drinking a popular juice may reduce your risk of developing skin cancer. The study, published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, found that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a type of skin cancer.
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, and included over 1,000 participants. The participants were asked to drink either pomegranate juice or a placebo for a period of six months. At the end of the study, the researchers found that those who drank the pomegranate juice had a significantly lower risk of developing SCC than those who drank the placebo.
The researchers believe that the antioxidants in pomegranate juice may be responsible for the reduced risk of SCC. Antioxidants are compounds that can help protect the body from damage caused by free radicals, which are molecules that can damage cells and lead to cancer.
The study is the first to show that pomegranate juice may reduce the risk of skin cancer. However, the researchers caution that more research is needed to confirm their findings. In the meantime, they suggest that drinking pomegranate juice may be a good way to reduce your risk of developing skin cancer.
So if you’re looking for a way to reduce your risk of skin cancer, consider adding pomegranate juice to your diet. It’s a delicious and healthy way to get the antioxidants your body needs to stay healthy.
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to an estimate from the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), while diagnoses of the most dangerous type have increased significantly in the past five decades. Fortunately, nutrition and cellular scientists have just discovered what may be a really simple way to fend off skin cancer… and, you could find this a deliciously welcomed addition to your diet.
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The AADA suggests an average of nearly 10,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every single day. Of these diagnoses, it’s estimated almost 200,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma—the type of skin cancer that can be the most deadly—this year. Melanoma is said to be slightly more common among men than women, with the most notable increase in diagnoses occurring among Americans ages 80 years and older.
Meanwhile, non-melanoma skin cancer is said to affect more than three million Americans every year.
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Science has demonstrated that diets high in fruits and vegetables, especially those which deliver antioxidants, can help prevent various types of cancer.
For a study published in the new issue of the international, peer-reviewed Journal of Cancer Prevention, nutrition and cellular scientists at Canada’s University of Ottawa examined the effect of a particular kind of fruit juice on skin cancer prevention.
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Blueberries are known as one of the “superfoods” 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.
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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.”
This could 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 oatmeal or smoothies, could help protect your skin (and your overall health) come next sunny season.
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