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The
kernels of purple corn (maiz morado in Spanish)
have long been used by the people of the Peruvian
Andes to color foods and beverages. The In
Japan scientists discvoer the anti-cancer
and anti- tumoral properties or the Purple
Corn
If you are
in Peru do not forget to try the "Chicha
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PURPLE
CORN
ANTI TUMORAL
ANTI CANCER
ANTI ANGING
Purple
Corn (HerbalGram)
Powerful Antioxidant,anti aging, the most abundant
polyphenolic
compounds present.
contains
phenolic acids and anthocyanins.
PROPERTIES:
- Improve your night vision
- Hipotensive effect.
- Lipotropic effect.
- Precent The Colon Cancer
SUGGESTED FOR:
- Anti-anging
- Anti Cancer and Anti Tumoral
- Hypertense, High Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol
- Obesity.
Cancer.
Could the anthocyanin pigment prevent
some types of cancer specially the malignat amd bening
tumors
The anthocyanin pigment works against
the carcinogen (PhIP, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine
mama? That question was put to the test in rats first
treated with a carcinogen (1,2-dimethylhydrazine)
that also targets the mammary gland, prostate, and
large intestine in rats and causes colorectal cancer.
Carcinogen is the most abundant of around other types
found in cooked meats and fish. Both the early signs
of colorectal cancers and the numbers of malignant
and benign tumors
Colon cancer is the second most deadly of all forms
of cancer. The one that affects the colon is more
frequent in women, and the rectal cancer is more common
in men. In Nagoya University, Japan, a group of researchers
from the School of Medicine has demonstrated that
the pigment in purple corn impedes the development
of cancer in the colon. In laboratory
experiments, sample groups received food mixed with
a natural cancerigenic substance which
is found in the charred parts of roasted meat and
fish, and another group also received 5% pigment of
purple corn. In the group that was fed the cancer
causing substance, 85% developed colon cancer, compared
with only 40% that also received the pigment.
Research.
The results of several epidemiologic
studies indicate that regular consumption
of foods rich in polyphenolic compounds is associated
with reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease
and certain cancers. Recent experimental
studies in both animals and humans have shown that
increasing polyphenol intake can protect LDL cholesterol
from becoming oxidized (a key step in developing atherosclerosis),
lower blood pressure in hypertensive subjects, reduce
the tendency of the blood to clot and elevate total
antioxidant capacity of the blood. After they are
swallowed, anthocianins are easily detected in the
blood. This was explained by Passamonti & col.
(2003) who demonstrated that the stomach participates
actively in the absorption of these compounds.
In a pre-clinical study, Tsuda &
col. (2003) studied the effects of purple corn on
obesity and diabetes. compared two sample groups.
They consumed a diet rich in fats during 12 weeks,
but one of the groups also received purple corn pigments.
Compared with the control group the group consuming
anthocyaninins didn’t gain any weight, nor suffered
hypertrophy in the adiposites of the fat tissues,
didn’t show hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptinemia,
or increase in levels of the genetic codes that produce
the factor or tumoral necrosis or the enzymes related
to the synthesis of fatty acids and trilglicerol.
In comparison, the group that didn’t receive the extract
and ate only a fat rich diet, showed an increase of
more than 100% in all those parameters. Thus, there
are good nutritional and biochemical reasons to use
the anthocianins present in purple corn, with obvious
benefits for the prevention of obesity and diabetes.
It is known that the colon and rectum
cancer is the second most deadly of all forms of cancer.
The one that affects the colon is more frequent in
women, and the rectal cancer is more common in men.
In Nagoya University, Japan, a group of researchers
from the School of Medicine has demonstrated that
the pigment in purple corn impedes the development
of cancer in the colon. In laboratory experiments,
sample groups received food mixed with a natural cancerigenic
substance which is found in the charred parts of roasted
meat and fish, and another group also received 5%
pigment of purple corn. In the group that was fed
the cancer causing substance, 85% developed colon
cancer, compared with only 40% that also received
the pigment.
Anti-tumoral
Most flavonoids have anti-cancer properties.
Anti-oxidant
Digging deeper, the most abundant anthocyanin found
in purple corn, induce the cellular antioxidant system.
References
1.
FDA, Dept. of Health and Human Services. Code of Federal
Regulations. Part 73. Listing of Color Additives Exempt
from Certification. Sec. 73.169. Sec. 73.170. April
1, 2003.
2. Hagiwara
A, Miyashita K, Nakanishi T, Sano M, Tamano S, Kadota
T, Koda T, Nakamura M, Imaida K, Ito N, Shirai T.
Pronounced inhibition by a natural anthocyanin, purple
corn color, of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazol[4,5-b]pyridine
(PhIP)-associated colorectal carcinogenesis in male
F344 rats pretreated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. Cancer
Lett. 2001;171:17-25.
4 . Tsuda T, Horio F, Osawa T. Cyanidin 3-O-b-D-glucoside
suppresses nitric oxide production during zymosan
treatment in rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol. 2002;48(4):305-310.
5. Tsuda
T, Horio F, Osawa T. Dietary cyanidin 3-O-? -D-6.
Tsuda T, Horio F, Uchida K, Aoki H, Osawa T. Dietary
cyanidin 3-O-? -D-glucoside-rich purple corn color
prevents obesity and ameliorates hyperglycemia in
mice. J Nutr. 2003;133(7):2125-2130.
7. Tsuda
T, Ueno Y, Aoki H, et al. Anthocyanin enhances adipocytokine
secretion and adipocyte-specific gene expression in
isolated rat adipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun.
2004;316:149-157.
Nutrient-Gene
Interactions
Dietary Cyanidin 3-O-ß-D-Glucoside-Rich Purple
Corn Color Prevents Obesity and Ameliorates Hyperglycemia
in Mice
Takanori Tsuda1, Fumihiko Horio*, Koji Uchida{dagger},
Hiromitsu Aoki{dagger} and Toshihiko Osawa*
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Reference
The Journal for Nutrition:
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/7/2125
Doshisha de Kioto University
Japan
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Research
Center for Biomarkers of Preventive Medicine, Doshisha
University, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580,
Japan; * Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural
Sciences, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; and {dagger} San-Ei
Gen F.F.I., Incorporated, Toyonaka, 561-8588, Japan
ABSTRACT
TOP
ABSTRACT
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
LITERATURE CITED
Anthocyanins, which are used as a food coloring, are
widely distributed in human diets, suggesting that
we ingest large amounts of anthocyanins from plant-based
foods. Mice were fed control, cyanidin 3-glucoside-rich
purple corn color (PCC), high fat (HF) or HF + PCC
diet for 12 wk. Dietary PCC significantly suppressed
the HF diet–induced increase in body weight gain,
and white and brown adipose tissue weights. Feeding
the HF diet markedly induced hypertrophy of the adipocytes
in the epididymal white adipose tissue compared with
the control group. In contrast, the induction did
not occur in the HF + PCC group. The HF diet induced
hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia and hyperleptinemia.
These perturbations were completely normalized in
rats fed HF + PCC. An increase in the tumor necrosis
factor (TNF)-{alpha} mRNA level occurred in the HF
group and was normalized by dietary PCC. These results
suggest that dietary PCC may ameliorate HF diet–induced
insulin resistance in mice. PCC suppressed the mRNA
levels of enzymes involved in fatty acid and triacylglycerol
synthesis and lowered the sterol regulatory element
binding protein-1 mRNA level in white adipose tissue.
These down-regulations may contribute to triacylglycerol
accumulation in white adipose tissue. Our findings
provide a biochemical and nutritional basis for the
use of PCC or anthocyanins as a functional food factor
that may have benefits for the prevention of obesity
and diabetes.

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| On
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Web site
(which is part of the U.S. National Institutes
of Health) there are "Fact Sheets."
On November 27, 2002, the NCI posted information
about red wine and cancer prevention. They noted
that polyphenols, found in the skin and seeds
of grapes, have anti-oxidant properties, and
research has shown they may inhibit development
of certain cancers.
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