The use of pickled vegetables can provoke the appearance of cancer. This was announced by oncologist Andrey Vorobyov.
“There is a ‘statistically significant association’ between pickled vegetable consumption and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Esophageal cancer affects the esophagus, the esophagus between the mouth and stomach. It ranks 14th among the most common types of cancer in adults, ”the specialist told the MedikForum portal on June 19.
According to the oncologist, the regular use of such preservation increases the risk of malignant tumors by almost two times.
On June 9, dietitian Elena Solomatina reported that dark berries, such as blueberries, blackberries and bilberries, contain a record amount of antioxidants that help in the prevention of cancer.
In addition, according to the nutritionist, it is useful to eat vegetables and fruits that contain lycopene and beta-carotene. These include carrots, pumpkins, apricots. Solomatina explained that lycopene prevents prostate cancer, and beta-carotene prevents cancer of the mucous membranes and breast cancer.
