Raspberry - Berry Radical Ingredient #6
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Raspberries contain ellagic acid.
Ellagic acid has been shown to reduce heart disease, birth defects, liver problems, and promote wound healing.
Ellagic acid may help inhibit different types of cancer causing agents, including aflatoxin and nitrosamines.
Ellagic acid seems to have some anti-cancer properties and has been found to cause death in cancer cells in the lab.
References:
“Inhibition of cancer cell proliferation in vitro by fruit and berry extracts and correlations with antioxidant levels.” J Agric Food Chem. 2004
“Experimental evidence for cancer preventive elements in foods.” Cancer Lett. 1997
“Effect of ellagic acid, a natural polyphenol, on alcohol-induced prooxidant and antioxidant imbalance: a drug dose dependent study.” Singapore Med J. 2007
“Antioxidant and apoptosis inducing activities of ellagic acid.” Anticancer Res. 2006
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