A trial that has run for more than two decades has claimed that starchy foods such as green bananas could help prevent cancers in those who have a hereditary risk.
The study looked at people with Lynch syndrome – a genetic condition which leads people to be predisposed to a range of cancers, and for which around one in 300 people are a carrier.
Analysing data from almost 1,000 patients, researchers from institutes including the Universities of Newcastle and Leeds found that the risks for certain cancers may be reduced over a long period of time by starch.
Published in Cancer Prevention Research, the study showed that a regular dose of resistant starch taken for an average of two years may reduce risks of certain cancers.
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