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recent study on fighting cancer has some surprising
results for men: Researchers found that eating brazil
nuts could provide enough nutrients to help men fight
off two kinds of cancer.
It appears that the amount of selenium in brazil nuts
is a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer: Previous
studies have shown that selenium helps fight off prostate
cancer; now the researchers at the University of Arizona
confirm that selenium fights both prostate cancer and
colon cancer.
The scientists analyzed men's blood levels and found
that those with the highest level of selenium were six
times less likely to develop colon cancer than men with
lower levels of the mineral.
The lead researcher of the study stated that if a cell
senses damage to itself, it can begin a process that
will result in the cell's death. It appears that the
presence of selenium damages cancer cells, causing them,
in essence, to self destruct.
All you have to eat is one or two a day to reap the
benefits of these nuts. A serving of brazil nuts (one-quarter
of a cup) has 180 calories and 18g of fat, but note
that most of the fat is the "good" kind of
fat, not the saturated fat that raises the risk of heart
attack.
So eat up, and kill off those cancer cells!
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