Cut risk of Pancreatic Cancer by 25%

clipped from articles.mercola.com Pancreatic Cancer is Deadly -- So Cut Your Risk By 25 Percent An eight-year long multi-ethnic study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition indicates that a diet rich in flavonols may slash your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by about 25 percent.  For smokers, your risk reduction is even more pronounced, lowering your risk by more than 59 percent.  The researchers also stated that this is the first study to examine specific classes of flavonols and their impact on pancreatic cancer risk reduction. The three types of flavonols covered were:  Type of Flavonol: Food Source: Quercetin Onions, apples Kaempferol Spinach, cabbage Myricetin Red onions, berries Of the three individual flavonols, kaempferol provided the largest amount of risk reduction – 22 percent – across all participants. American Journal of Epidemiology October 15, 2007; 166(8):924-31 NutraIngredients.com October 1, 2007