The Christmas dinner staple that could also reduce your cancer risk
Scientists have found carrots can help us to avoid cancer and other traditional elements of the Christmas dinner have health benefits.
A study at Newcastle University found five servings of the vegetable per week was linked to a 20 per cent reduction in developing all types of cancer.
The findings, published in , showed eating. For the research, scientists carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of nearly 200 studies and 4.7 million participants. Carrots contain many different compounds that have been investigated for health benefits with beta-carotene, the compound causing the pigment of the vegetable, being most researched in the past. But the study has shown that the whole carrot, rather than carotenes, provides an anti-cancer effect when consumed in enough quantity.
