Betacyanin, the compound that gives beets their color, has potent cancer-fighting properties. A number of studies have shown that beets are effecting at fighting cancer, particularly colon cancer.
In one study, animals fed beet fiber had an increase in CD8 cells, which are immune cells that help detect and eliminate abnormal cells. The animals with increased CD8 cells were found to have fewer pre-cancerous changes than animals not fed beet fiber.
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