Thread: You need to eat more curry

seriously, so far it seems science is finding that curry is like some magic food . Seriously though so far they've been testing it as a cure for Arthritis, Dementia, and now?

It kills cancer cells.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8328377.stm

An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown.

The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.

Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.

Cancer experts said the findings in the British Journal of Cancer could help doctors find new treatments.

Dr Sharon McKenna and her team found that curcumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.

'Natural' remedy

The cells also began to digest themselves, after the curcumin triggered lethal cell death signals.

Dr McKenna said: "Scientists have known for a long time that natural compounds have the potential to treat faulty cells that have become cancerous and we suspected that curcumin might have therapeutic value."

Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said: "This is interesting research which opens up the possibility that natural chemicals found in turmeric could be developed into new treatments for oesophageal cancer.

"Rates of oesophageal cancer rates have gone up by more than a half since the 70s and this is thought to be linked to rising rates of obesity, alcohol intake and reflux disease so finding ways to prevent this disease is important too."

Each year around 7,800 people are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in the UK. It is the sixth most common cause of cancer death and accounts for around five percent of all UK cancer deaths.

to de-rail the thread in the first post, am i the only one hungry for curry right now?

Yeah, I definately want Curry now...

Indian food is not that bad.


Yummy......goat and lamb.

We have a great Indian rest. here called "Samrat"

The name gets some odd looks but their green and yellow curry is amazing.

Cases of cancer are definately rarer in some countries simply due to their diets.

In Brasil, people start drinking coffee at a very early age, as in, as an infant. Apparently It reduced the possiblity of having cancer.

They also blend avocado with milk and fed that through a bottle at a very early age...

i'm surprised there is a thread on curry and guyver hasn't posted yet

never had it, should probably try it

Indian food has many vegetarian options... and I do love me some curry.

I like the green and red curry better though. But it is the Tumeric we want according to this article, most curry blends have it, just yellow has the most (why it is yellow (that and gara masala)).