Acocado AML

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Eat food that makes your body ‘unfriendly’ toward cancer

The secret to the cancer-fighting capabilities of avocados can be found primarily in the carotenoids and monounsaturated fat they contain. Studies have documented a significantly lowered risk of several types of cancer, including breast cancer and prostate cancer.

Avocados also contain the antioxidant glutathione, which protects cells from cancer and other dangerous consequences of free radicals. Because of the large number of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds present in avocados, it can be difficult to pinpoint which of them are having the greatest impacts in reducing the risk and spread of cancer.

But, there is a wealth of scientific research on prostate, oral and skin cancers, with results showing that the compounds found in avocados help prevent cancer from metastasizing, bringing about cancer cell death instead. In one of the most recent studies published, avocatin B, a type of fat present in avocados, was shown to combat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare but deadly form of cancer.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Ontario, Canada; and the Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Published in the journal Cancer Research in June 2015, the findings revealed that avocatin B targets leukemia stem cells, which are responsible for causing most cases of AML recurrence. Research continues on the many cancer-fighting properties of avocadoes.