| Strawberries and raspberries are delicious fruits | | | | inflammation stimulates the growth of cancer |
| which in addition contain molecules full of anti | | | | cells, because it disturbs the equilibrium that |
| cancer properties. Recent studies indicate that in | | | | prevails inside the tissues, enabling these cells to |
| the near future, prevention of colon cancer may | | | | developed new mutations which encourage the |
| be accomplished by the effects of these berries | | | | evolutions of cancer cells into a mature full fledged |
| anti-inflammatory molecules. | | | | cancer. This link between chronic inflammation and |
| A cancer linked to a lifestyle | | | | cancer is far from being a marginal phenomenon: |
| Colon cancer represents the second cause of | | | | It is estimated that a cancer in six (15%) is a |
| death from cancer across the North American | | | | direct consequence of this inflammation process. |
| continent, In Canada only, nearly 10,000 deaths | | | | Recent laboratory work suggests that ellagic acid |
| are caused by this disease each year. Colon | | | | contained in berries such as strawberries and |
| cancer is a cancer that evolved mostly without | | | | raspberries gives those berries anti-inflammatory |
| apparent symptoms, it generally start from a | | | | properties which could contribute to preventing |
| precancerous lesion called an adenomatous polyps | | | | the development of many cancers. The work |
| or adenoma. Although the occurrence of | | | | produced by a team of Indian researchers have |
| colorectal cancer is sometimes caused by certain | | | | now confirmed this hypothesis. Using an animal |
| defective genes, it is now established that the | | | | model, these researchers have observed that the |
| progression of adenomas to cancer is in a very | | | | addition of ellagic acid in the diet abolished the |
| large majority strongly influenced by lifestyle, | | | | development of colorectal cancer induced by |
| especially eating habits: in practice It is estimated | | | | 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, a powerful carcinogenic |
| that approximately 75% of colon cancers are | | | | substance. Analysis of tissues from treated |
| directly related to the food eaten by industrialized | | | | animals indicates that this effect of anti-cancer |
| societies (rich in meat and calories but low in | | | | ellagic acid is due to its inhibitory action towards |
| Plants). A good example of the pernicious | | | | Proteins NF-_B, an element that controls the |
| influence of this diet is the dramatic increase in | | | | production of a wide range of inflammatory |
| the incidences of colorectal cancer in Japan since | | | | factors in particular iNOS COX-2, TNF-_ and IL-6. |
| the Second World War, the Japanese adoption of | | | | The reduction of iNOS and COX-2 induced by the |
| Western diets has multiplied by five the | | | | ellagic acid is particularly interesting because these |
| frequency of these cancers in that country. The | | | | two factors are known to play an important role |
| modification of this type of nourishment is an | | | | in the progression of colorectal cancer. The |
| essential prerequisite to achieve a decrease in | | | | strawberries and rasberries season in our local |
| mortality associated with colon cancer. | | | | area is at our doors and is not only an excellent |
| Small anti chronic inflammation berries | | | | opportunity to take maximum advantage of the |
| One of the most serious consequences of the | | | | absolutely exquisite taste of those berries, but |
| Western diet is the creation of a climate of | | | | also for their incomparable positive impact on |
| chronic inflammation inside the organism. This | | | | health. |