Can eating strawberries keep doctors at bay?

Can eating strawberries keep doctors at bay?

Eating strawberries has many health & therapeutic advantages

Grown in Europe aroundthe 18th century, the berry also called “false fruit” is rich in water, carbohydrate, antioxidants and phytonutrients. It contains over 100 mg of vitamin C, vitamin B2, B5, B6, vitamin K, copper, calcium, magnesium, folate, iron, zinc, iodine, potassium and dietary fiber. Recent studies demonstrate that eating the fruit may keep neurologists, endocrinologists, and even oncologists at home, due to its beneficial and natural biological compounds.

Scientists from The Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center located in Beltsville, Md., a suburb of Washington DC, are specialists in identifying and measuring various plant compounds in fruits and vegetables.

Fisetin

The organic compound called a flavonol or secondary metabolite is found in plants like in tomatoes, onions, oranges, apples, peaches, grapes, kiwifruit and persimmons, but it is most abundant in strawberry.

Health benefits of this specific compound

Anti-inflammatory activity

    Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions may get relief by eating the fruit that is high in antioxidants..

Anti-carcinogenic actions

    It suppresses lung cancer tumor and thus, could be developed as a chemotherapeutic agent against human lung cancer.
    Demonstrates activity against melanoma.
    Destroy bladder cancer cells

Eating strawberries has many health & therapeutic advantages

Grown in Europe aroundthe 18th century, the berry also called “false fruit” is rich in water, carbohydrate, antioxidants and phytonutrients. It contains over 100 mg of vitamin C, vitamin B2, B5, B6, vitamin K, copper, calcium, magnesium, folate, iron, zinc, iodine, potassium and dietary fiber. Recent studies demonstrate that eating the fruit may keep neurologists, endocrinologists, and even oncologists at home, due to its beneficial and natural biological compounds.

Scientists from The Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center located in Beltsville, Md., a suburb of Washington DC, are specialists in identifying and measuring various plant compounds in fruits and vegetables.

Fisetin

The organic compound called a flavonol or secondary metabolite is found in plants like in tomatoes, onions, oranges, apples, peaches, grapes, kiwifruit and persimmons, but it is most abundant in strawberry.

Health benefits of this specific compound

Anti-inflammatory activity

    Arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions may get relief by eating the fruit that is high in antioxidants..

Anti-carcinogenic actions

    It suppresses lung cancer tumor and thus, could be developed as a chemotherapeutic agent against human lung cancer.
    Demonstrates activity against melanoma.
    Destroy bladder cancer cells

The Examiner

July 4, 2011