The use of strawberries helps reduce the risk of a number of diseases, including oncological. This was told on the air of the TV channel “Russia 1” Nutritionist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Mikhail Ginzburg.
“Strawberry contains factors that block the growth of new vessels – this is called factors that hinder angiogenesis,” Ginzburg said.
Thanks to this, the strawberry property has an antitumor effect. It is useful for the prevention of gastric and intestine cancer.
According to Ginzburg, the strawberry contains a large number of soft and coarse nutritional fibers that help reduce infractive risks and stroke.
The nutritionist noted that strawberries helps reduce the level of “harmful” cholesterol and raise the content of “useful”.