Garlic and Onions Protect Against Bowel Cancer

Allium vegetables—garlic, leeks and onions—have a powerful protective effect on bowel (colorectal) cancer, the world’s third most common cancer.

People who regularly eat the vegetables lower their risk of developing the cancer by 79%, a new study has discovered.

Around 1.4 million people around the world develop colorectal cancer every year, and it’s usually associated with growing older and eating a poor diet.

Researchers from the First Hospital of China Medical University say there is a direct link between the amount of allium vegetables in the diet and their protective effect—in other words, the more you eat, the lower your chances of developing the cancer.

They matched 833 colorectal cancer patients against 833 healthy controls and assessed the diets of both groups.

References: Asia-Pac J Clin Oncol, 2019 Feb 20

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