Research: Starch in green bananas can reduce some cancers by over 60 percent
2Research: Starch in green bananas can reduce some cancers by over 60 percent
In a new study conducted in England, it was announced that eating unripe green bananas is effective in fighting cancers in the upper intestinal regions. In research conducted by experts at the Universities of Newcastle and Leeds, it was stated that the starch in green bananas is more than 60 percent effective in fighting cancer of the stomach, gallbladder and pancreas.
In a new study conducted in England, it was announced that eating unripe bananas is effective in fighting cancer.
In the study, conducted by experts at the Universities of Newcastle and Leeds and published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, it was stated that the starch found in green bananas can reduce cancer types by more than 60 percent.
The study emphasized that starch found in unripe bananas, which is also found in oats, cereals, pasta, rice, peas and beans, has important effects in fighting cancers in the upper part of the intestine that are difficult for doctors to detect and diagnose.
APPROXIMATELY THOUSAND PATIENTS REVIEWED
In a study of nearly a thousand patients with Lynch syndrome, an inherited disease that increases the risk of cancer, particularly of the large intestine and rectum, participants ate the equivalent of starch from eating an overripe and still green banana for two years.
At the end of the study, it was revealed that although starch does not affect cancers in the intestine, it reduces the incidence of cancers in other parts of the body by more than half.
Speaking about the research, which underlined that the amount of starch in question is effective in combating stomach, gallbladder and pancreatic cancer, John Mathers, professor of human nutrition at Newcastle University, said, "We found that the rate of starch taken in the body is effective for 10 years". He said they thought it could reduce the development of cancer by reducing the number of bile acids known to harm and eventually cause cancer.