Boiled Carrots Prevent From Cancer

Boiled Carrots Prevent From Cancer
Posted on June 18th, 2009 in health tips by James Parker 

New study has discovered that boiling carrots before slicing them increase anti-cancer properties up to 25 percent.


According to the Newcastle University, which will be organized a NutrEvent or conference on nutrition and health, in France and anti-cancer properties of carrots are stronger if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking. A BBC report said that “boiled before cut” carrots contained 25 percent more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol.For Experiment when rats fed falcarinol have shown they develop fewer tumours.Dr Kirsten Brandt, from Newcastle University’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, said: “Chopping up carrots increases the surface area so nutrients stay into the water while they are cooked”.“By chopping those up afterwards you are locking in nutrients and the taste, so the carrot is betters for you” 

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