Poi may help fight colon cancer
The Advertiser
reports
on a laboratory experiment that suggests that
"poi may have significant anti-colon cancer and pro-immune system qualities.
[...] An extract of poi, placed in a test tube with colon cancer cells from
rats, inhibited the cancer cells from dividing. The extract, when combined with
rat white blood cells, promoted their
growth."Previous studies have found
that Native Hawaiians have lower rates of colon cancer than other ethnic groups,
and poi might be involved.The article
warns, however, that the research is "extremely preliminary" and could be
meaningless as a dietary
guide.Interesting,
though.
Posted: Mon - April 25, 2005 at 08:52 AM