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Carrots anti cancer food
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http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/falcarinol.html

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It has been shown that falcarinol acts as a covalent cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist and blocks the effect of anandamide in keratinocytes, leading to pro-allergic effects in human skin. Preliminary research in animal models suggest that falcarinol may have a protective effect against certain types of cancer. Laboratory rats fed a diet containing raw carrots or isolated falcarinol were a third less likely to develop full-scale tumors induced by azoxymethane than those in a control group.
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Originally Posted By: paul
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/falcarinol.html


It has been shown that falcarinol acts as a covalent cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist and blocks the effect of anandamide in keratinocytes, leading to pro-allergic effects in human skin. Preliminary research in animal models suggest that falcarinol may have a protective effect against certain types of cancer. Laboratory rats fed a diet containing raw carrots or isolated falcarinol were a third less likely to develop full-scale tumors induced by azoxymethane than those in a control group.
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Very interesting. I hope they will do a study of fresh carrots vs. canned or frozen to see if the anti-cancer chemicals survive processing. It may be a case of "a carrot a day keeps the cancer at bay."

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