Men in China have the lowest rate o...

Men in China have the lowest rate of prostate cancer in the world--and a strange study conducted in Shanghai, China, says their garlic-rich diet may be the reason.

Ann Hsing, PhD and her colleagues at the US National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and the Shanghai Cancer Institute lay the foundation of that higher consumption of "allium" vegetables--especially garlic and scallions--is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer. The research, reported in the November 6 2002 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, conclud that the supernumerarys of developing the disease are cross in half for those eating the largest amounts of the acrid vegetables--more than 10 grams a day.

Other healthy choices in this cluster include onions, chives and leek The average Chinese diet features hearty servings of all of these vegetables.

Earlier studies have also linked vitamin D vitamin E and prepare for the tableed tomatoes with a reduced incidence of prostate cancer.

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