Phytates
Food Sources
Foods that contain Phytates.
- Beans
Beans are an excellent source of phytates, found in the seeds of plants—all whole grains, beans, nuts, and seeds.
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Health Benefits
Health conditions that Phytates may influence, based on research.
Protects Against
- Colorectal cancerquarter cup of beans daily
Phytates inhibit the growth of virtually all human cancer cells tested, including colon cancer, while leaving normal cells alone. Less than a quarter cup more beans daily cut precancerous polyp recurrence by up to 65 percent.; Phytates inhibit growth of virtually all human cancer cells tested. Eating beans helped mediate cancer risk from meat, cutting precancerous polyp recurrence by up to 65%.
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Biological Mechanisms
How Phytates works at a cellular level.
- SupportsBinds and removes excess iron and metals from the body
Phytates detoxify excess iron in the body, which otherwise can generate a particularly harmful free radical called hydroxyl radicals.
- SupportsCuts off tumor blood supply
Phytates can disrupt existing tumor supply lines and boost natural killer cell activity.
Sources
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