Articles Tagged with the word ‘Falcarinol’

 

A Carrot a Day

 
 

Agriculture, Archive

28 Feb 2005

 

Carrots have been revealed to be a weapon in the fight against cancer. Scientists say that tests showed how a natural pesticide found in the root vegetable, called Falcarinol, lowered the chances of developing cancer by a third. Dr Kirsten Brandt, who is senior lecturer with Newcastle University's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, carried out the research...