| You are in luck if you love sinking your teeth into | | | | substance found in pomegranates - dubbed Urolithin B |
| juicy delectable fruits, and if you know someone with | | | | - significantly inhibited the growth of cultured breast |
| breast cancer or are a breast cancer patient yourself. | | | | cancer cells in the laboratory. |
| Pomegranates and mangoes are considered to be | | | | Mangos |
| superfruits, or fruits that are known for their | | | | What do mangoes contain that may eventually have |
| exceptional nutritional richness and antioxidant | | | | the scientific and medical communities singing their |
| qualities. New research indicates that substances | | | | praises as worthwhile adversaries of breast cancer? |
| found in pomegranates and mangoes may be natural | | | | The answer is polyphenols, the natural |
| alternatives to breast cancer medication and other | | | | phytochemicals found in plants. Polyphenols are |
| treatment options. The wonderful thing about fruits | | | | antioxidants with the potential to protect the body |
| as natural medicines is that they are delicious, there | | | | from disease. |
| are no side-effects as a result of their consumption, | | | | At Texas A&M University's AgriLife Research |
| and they contain a variety of nutrients. | | | | department, laboratory experiments indicated that |
| Both fruits have the potential to alter some of those | | | | mango fruit prevented or stopped cancer growth in |
| dismal breast cancer statistics by preventing the | | | | certain breast and colon cell lines. The experiments |
| spread of breast cancer! | | | | also showed that mango extract demonstrated some |
| Pomegranates | | | | anticancer abilities when tested on prostate, leukemia |
| Pomegranate fruit contains phytochemicals, | | | | and lung cancer cells. When tested on the most |
| specifically Urolithin B, that work like aromatase | | | | common breast and colon cancers, however, mango |
| inhibitors. In reference to the results of a study | | | | compounds were found to have even stronger |
| published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention | | | | cancer fighting abilities than when tested on the |
| Research, researchers say they've found a natural | | | | other types of cancer cells. |
| substance in pomegranates that could prevent the | | | | In the experiments, the researchers documented |
| development of hormone-dependent breast cancer | | | | that the cancer cell division process was interrupted |
| and stop the growth of estrogen-responsive tumors. | | | | by the mango extract. In fact, the mango extract |
| According to the Mayo Clinic website, AI drugs come | | | | caused the colon and breast cancer cells to undergo |
| choc-full of side effects such as severe joint pain, | | | | apoptosis, or programmed cell death. |
| muscle aches, hot flashes, headaches, bone fractures, | | | | When husband and wife food scientists Dr. Suzanne |
| fatigue, and even a risk of heart disease. Aromatase | | | | and Steve Talcott performed the experiments at |
| inhibitors are used by physicians to block the | | | | Texas A&M, they evaluated specific polyphenols for |
| synthesis of estrogen in an attempt to subdue the | | | | effectiveness. What they found was that gallotannins |
| growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer tumors. | | | | were the most active cancer-fighting agents in |
| The research team for the aforementioned study | | | | mangoes. Gallotannins are a class of natural |
| discovered that natural phytochemicals found in | | | | polyphenolic compounds believed to aid in the |
| pomegranates suppress estrogen production, thereby | | | | prevention or halt the growth of cancer cells. |
| preventing the spread of breast cancer cells and the | | | | So, pomegranate and mango lovers, eat and drink up! |
| growth of estrogen-responsive tumors. One particular | | | | |