RightHealth Daily Dose » anthocyanin http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cancer Fighting Tomatoes, Beer http://dailydose.righthealth.com/cancer-oncology/cancer-fighting-tomatoes-beer/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/cancer-oncology/cancer-fighting-tomatoes-beer/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:35:02 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=692 This week British scientists announced the production of a genetically engineered purple tomato they hope someday will help to fight cancer. The tomato is purple due to its high levels of anthocyanins, a type of antioxidant found in berries such as blackberries and blackcurrants that have been shown to lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases. Not to be outdone, researchers at Rice University in Houston are working on a beer that can also be used to fight cancer and heart disease. Their secret ingredient is resveratrol, the antioxidant found in red wine that is supposedly responsible for the positive effects of the brew. The researchers believe they can make a beer that contains higher and more consistent concentrations of the cancer-fighting chemical. Learn how resveratrol works here.

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