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Fruits, vegetables and teas may protect smokers from lung cancer, UCLA researchers report

Started by Andrew Yates · 9 months ago

Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers.
UCLA researchers found that smokers who ingested high levels of natural chemicals ... Continue reading »

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  • Andrew Yates

    1 year ago

    OK, so flavonoids are just anti-oxidants naturally found in healthy diets and the mechanisms by which flavonoids could prevent lung cancer in smokers is unknown.

    So, the "healthier diet" group was healthier. Ok... get back to me with the results from a catechin supplement study or another isolated flavonoid and suggest a mechanism.
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