google NIH 和ACS网页都没有单一的asparagus and cancer prevention的信息,

来源: 闽姑于 2011-03-30 17:49:41 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 本文已被阅读：次 (3011 bytes)

回答: 有此说，而且流传了很长时间ZT 由 dudaan 于 2011-03-30 16:06:28

只找到以下这个链接,芦笋是其中的一种建议多吃的蔬菜:

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/powerpointpackagejune2009pdf.pdf

还有一篇分析文章:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical/a/asparagus_cancer.htm

Analysis: Exactly who Richard R. Vensal, D.D.S. is and what his qualifications as a cancer and nutrition expert are we do not know, for the simple reason that his name doesn't appear anywhere in print except in connection with this one online article.

The periodical in which it was allegedly published, the Cancer News Journal, no longer exists but apparently devoted itself to "alternative" cancer therapies. An article with the identical title ("Asparagus for Cancer") and similar if not identical content appeared under the byline "Karl Lutz" in the February 1974 edition of Prevention magazine.

In any case, contrary to the impression given above there are no peer-reviewed medical studies proving that eating asparagus alone "prevents" or "cures" cancer. That's not to say asparagus offers no cancer-fighting benefits whatsoever — there's a good chance it does, given that it contains vitamin D, folic acid, and the antioxidant glutathione, all thought to play some role in lowering risk factors for certain cancers. By all means, eat your asparagus!

The thing is, lots of other foods provide the same nutritional benefits and more besides, so emphasizing one particular vegetable over all the other health-promoting foods available is surely counter-productive. Generally speaking, medical experts recommend a diet high in fiber, fruits and vegetables and low in fats and nitrates for optimal resistance to cancer.

At the risk of stating the obvious, it should also be noted that dietary measures ought never to be regarded as a substitute for proper medical diagnosis and treatment of any disease, especially cancer.