| Current research has shown that a number
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| | proanthocyanidin and phenolic
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| of readily available foods such as
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| | phytochemicals than cultivated
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| berries and citrus fruits that make up a
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| | blueberries. Wild blueberries have the
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| healthy diet, actually have a major
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| | most antioxidant potential of all fruits
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| impact on cancer prevention. These cancer
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| | followed by cranberries, blackberries,
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| fighting foods seem to have the ability
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| | raspberries and strawberries. The
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| to interfere with the development of
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| | anthocyanidin and proanthocyanidin
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| cancerous tumors. Cancer fighting foods
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| | phytochemicals contained in wild
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| all contain large amounts of certain
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| | blueberries, strawberries and cranberries
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| phytochemicals. Phytochemicals were
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| | are powerful antioxidants. It is the
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| developed by nature to protect plants
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| | anthocyanidins in blueberries and
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| against damage caused by insects, disease
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| | raspberries that seem to inhibit cancer
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| and environmental stress. These
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| | development.
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| phytochemical molecules are the ones that
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| | Strawberries are another good source of
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| give fruits and vegetables their
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| | polyphenol phytochemicals such as
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| brilliant colors, provide the smell to
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| | proanthocyanidin although they contain
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| garlic and the bitter taste to tea. It is
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| | less ellagic acid than raspberries.
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| very likely that these phytochemicals,
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| | Strawberries have about the same
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| not the vitamins and minerals, that are
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| | antioxidant potential as raspberries.
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| the source of the cancer prevention
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| | Cranberries are close cousins of the
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| capabilities of these healthy foods.
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| | blueberries and have similar antioxidant
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| Most berries are great sources of
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| | and anti-cancer capabilities. Apart from
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| polyphenol phytochemicals which provide
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| | accompanying turkeys at Thanksgiving and
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| antioxidants and cancer prevention
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| | Christmas, cranberries are mostly
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| capability. These berries include:
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| | consumed in the form of juice.
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| raspberries, wild blueberries,
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| | Unfortunately because the cranberry is so
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| strawberries, cranberries, and
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| | acidic, large quantities of sugar are
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| blackberries. Even when berries aren't in
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| | added to make the juice more palatable.
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| season you can add frozen berries or
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| | Dried cranberries can also be added as a
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| dried cranberries to your breakfast
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| | topping for cereals or fruit deserts.
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| cereal. Frozen fruits and vegetables are
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| | Finally some mention should be made of
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| just as healthy as fresh fruits and, of
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| | the citrus fruits that make up the orange
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| course, can retain their nutritional
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| | family. These include oranges, lemons,
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| value during the off growing seasons.
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| | grapefruit and mandarin oranges. The
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| Raspberries contain large amounts of
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| | orange family not only contains
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| ellagic acid which is a powerful cancer
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| | polyphenols like the berries discussed
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| fighting phytochemical compound. This
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| | above but also terpenes. The
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| molecule is a member of the polyphenol
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| | phytochemical compounds found in citrus
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| family of phytochemicals which seem to be
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| | fruits seem to reduce the risk of
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| able to control the growth of tumors. In
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| | developing digestive tract cancers.
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| addition, raspberries contain other
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| | People taking prescription drugs,
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| polyphenols such as anthocyanidins which
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| | especially statins, have to avoid
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| are responsible for the very strong
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| | grapefruit as it doubles the amount of
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| antioxidant potential found in berries.
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| | medication in the bloodstream and
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| Wild blueberries or low bush blueberries
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| | increases the side effects. Citrus fruits
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| are smaller, more compact and have a more
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| | are excellent sources of vitamins and
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| intense flavor than their cultivated
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| | minerals but also phytochemicals that are
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| cousins. They also have much more
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| | required in a cancer prevention diet.
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| antioxidant capacity and anthocyanin,
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