Eating rhubarb could help fight cancer

EATING baked rhubarb could help fight cancer, new research showed today.
By The Newsroom
Published 12th Feb 2010, 10:06 BST
Updated 12th Feb 2010, 10:23 BST

Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University found baking British garden rhubarb for 20 minutes dramatically increased its levels of anti-cancerous chemicals. The findings showed the chemicals, called polyphenols, could kill or prevent the growth of cancer cells.

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