Consumption Of Vegetables Can Help Reduce The Risk Of Big Insults Cancer

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JAKARTA - colon cancer is a disease that can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle. Starting from exercising regularly, maintaining weight, avoiding cigarettes and alcohol, and consuming high-fiber foods.

High-fiber foods such as vegetables are highly recommended to prevent colon cancer. A recent study in China found that consumption of 40 to 60 grams of cruceous vegetables could reduce the risk of colon cancer by about 20 percent to 26 percent.

Crackleous vegetables are broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. These vegetables are rich in phytochemicals such as flavonoids, fiber, vitamin C, and carotenoids, which function as antioxidants.

These substances help fight oxidative stress that can damage cells and DNA, as well as reduce chronic inflammation. Oxidative stress and chronic inflammation play a major role in cancer development.

These dishes include cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, rich in phytochemicals, such as flavonoids, fiber, vitamin C, which can contribute to cancer prevention, "the researchers wrote in the study, quoted from the New York Post, on Friday, August 22, 2025.

The study analyzed 17 studies with nearly 640 thousand participants, of which more than 97 thousand of whom were diagnosed with colon cancer. As a result, those who consume the most cruferous vegetables have a risk of 20 percent lower than those who rarely consume them, to develop colon cancer.

Not only is it useful for cancer prevention,nucleus vegetables are also proven to help lower blood pressure. The vegetables also help regulate blood sugar levels, improve digestion, maintain liver health, and support healthier vision.

The researchers explained that the benefits of these vegetables tend to be stable at 60 grams per day, or the equivalent of half a cup of cut broccoli. Therefore, you also do not need to consume in large quantities to benefit.