20 Top Foods To Protect You From Cancer (You Knew About #15, Right?)

Butternut Squash

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8.  Foods With Beta-Carotene

When it comes to looking for foods with beta- carotene, think orange! Squash, sweet potatoes, peaches, apricots, mangoes, loquats, cantaloupe, carrots, and more! Beta-carotene is a pigment that gives these foods their orange-ish color and it plays a vital role in the communication between cells that help to prevent cancer. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant, which helps to fight premature aging and oxidation of the cells caused by free radicals. This anti-cancer component is also called pre-vitamin A, because the body does convert some of the beta-carotene into vitamin A, which is vital for the normal functioning of your immune system, as well as for the proper function of enzymes in the body which work to delay the growth of cancer cells.

For the best cancer protection possible, add at least one of these orange colored fruits or vegetables to your diet every single day. Carrots, as we mentioned earlier, are especially effective against certain types of cancer, but all foods that contain beta-carotene are super cancer fighters.

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