Nutty diet found to combat liver cancer

Published on 21/07/2012 00:00

EATING food or supplements rich in vitamin E cuts the risk of liver cancer, a study has found.

Researchers discovered taking vitamin E supplements or snacking on foods such as almonds, peanuts, pine nuts and dried apricots lowered the risk in middle-aged or older people.

Dr Wei Zhang, of the Shanghai Cancer Institute, who studied more than 130,000 people in China, said: “The take-home message is a high intake of vitamin E from diet or supplements leads to lower risk of liver cancer.”