Dietary carrot intake compared favourably with three other vegetable groups in protection against incidence of cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis
C.C. Ojobor,
G.M. O'Brien,
M. Siervo
et al.
Abstract:High consumption of fruits and vegetables has been associated with reduced risk of cancers and other degenerative diseases, although the overall association is weak for breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer (1)(2) , suggesting that protective effects may be peculiar to specific fruits or vegetables. The present meta-analysis explored the assertion that carrots may contribute a unique protective effect compared with other common vegetables, possibly owing to their content of highly bioactive polyacetyle… Show more
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