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Oranges linked to liver health12 September 2006 Oranges could help to reduce the risk of numerous diseases including liver cancer, according to new research. Scientists are promoting the benefits of ‘functional foods’ as a way of ensuring a healthier life. Around 50 papers on the benefits of such foods are to be presented at this week's meeting of the American Chemical Society. The four-day event will include a discussion on research from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, which claims that mandarin orange juice could reduce liver cancer rates in patients with chronic viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). Researchers gave 30 patients a daily dose of mandarin juice for one year, and found that none of the subjects developed cancer. Of the 45 patients who did not drink daily mandarin juice, 8.9 percent developed liver cancer. Another study that will be discussed at the conference concludes that mandarin oranges may have other health benefits as well. Researchers from Japan's National Institute of Fruit Tree Science surveyed 1,073 people who consume these citrus fruits regularly. Chemical markers associated with a low risk of liver disease, narrowed arteries (atherosclerosis) and insulin resistance, which is associated with diabetes, were found in the subjects' blood. This leads the scientists to suggest a link between good health and consumption of mandarin oranges. Related links
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