As researchers discover the value of vitamin C in fighting cancer, it turns out that they find that apples do the job the job better. Researchers from Cornell University and Seoul National University have determined what they believe to be the mechanism by which vitamin C inhibits the growth of cancer. Reporting in the medical journal The Lancet, the researchers reported their finding that vitamin C “prevents the inhibition of gap-junction intercellular communication induced by hydrogen peroxide.” This inhibition has been found to be essential to the carcinogenic process, and whatever prevents the inhibition from forming helps to fight cancer.
On the other hand, the researchers also noted that raw apples contain quercetin, a phytochemical that has even stronger anticancer activity than vitamin C.
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