Color Diet to Prevent Cancer

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What is it color your diet? According to an author of What Color is Your Diet? Heber, MD, Ph.D., a food color diet of vegetables and fruits are very good for health especially for preventing cancer.

The ideas of this diet suggest that the food with a more specific color there are also specific nutrients. If the stronger the color of vegetables and fruits then the nutrients will also be more and more. Some of the basic diet in Heber color code system.

Red
Vegetables and fruits are very rich red color of lycopene, which may reduce cancer risk. Example: tomatoes and watermelons.

Orange.
This type food containing: alpha and beta-carotene, which is very good to prevent the occurrence of cancer. For example: carrots and mango.

Orange or yellow
Orange or yellow color indicates that it contains vitamin C which is very good to protect body cells. It also contains betacryptoxanthin, which is one of many components of carotenoids. This type of nutrients can be obtained from the orange, papaya, and nectar.

Yellow or green
High green vegetable carotenoids, lutein, and zeaxanthin are very good for eye health. These nutrients are contained in spinach and other greens, green beans, and avocado.

Green
This type of vegetables contains sulforaphane, isothiocyanates, and indoles, which according to Heber to stimulate the liver to make components that can break down cancer-causing chemical. For example broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts.

White or green,
these foods contain flavonoids that can protect cell membranes. Food source that can be utilized are garlic, onions, celery, and pears.