Vegetables and Cancer

By ACSH Staff — Apr 07, 2010
A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute investigated the claim that eating fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer, concluding, A very small inverse association between intake of total fruits and vegetables and cancer risk was observed in this study. Given the small magnitude of the observed associations, caution should be applied in their interpretation.

A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute investigated the claim that eating fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cancer, concluding, A very small inverse association between intake of total fruits and vegetables and cancer risk was observed in this study. Given the small magnitude of the observed associations, caution should be applied in their interpretation.

The popular wisdom dictates that eating vegetables prevents cancer, but here is one very large study saying that might not be the case, says Stier. But somehow, I doubt this will be in headlines on the news tonight.