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| Common fibre a 'true superfood' | Common fibre a 'true superfood' |
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| A fibre found in most fruit and vegetables may help ward off cancer, experts believe. | A fibre found in most fruit and vegetables may help ward off cancer, experts believe. |
| An ongoing study by the Institute of Food Research suggested pectin, a fibre found in everything from potato to plums, helped to fight the disease. | |
| Lead researcher Professor Vic Morris said the likely effect of the fibre meant there was no need for people to rely on so-called superfoods. | Lead researcher Professor Vic Morris said the likely effect of the fibre meant there was no need for people to rely on so-called superfoods. |
| Foods such as blueberries and spinach have been linked to a host of benefits. | Foods such as blueberries and spinach have been linked to a host of benefits. |
| But Professor Morris said it was probably better to eat a wide range of fruit and vegetables. | But Professor Morris said it was probably better to eat a wide range of fruit and vegetables. |
| There are still not enough people getting their five-a-day intake Spokeswoman for the British Nutrition Foundation | There are still not enough people getting their five-a-day intake Spokeswoman for the British Nutrition Foundation |
| He has been leading research on pectin with lab work using hi-tech microscopes suggesting the fibre inhibits a cancer-causing protein called Gal3. | He has been leading research on pectin with lab work using hi-tech microscopes suggesting the fibre inhibits a cancer-causing protein called Gal3. |
| He is still carrying out more research into this area, but said there was enough evidence to point to cancer-protecting properties in many types of fruit and vegetables. | He is still carrying out more research into this area, but said there was enough evidence to point to cancer-protecting properties in many types of fruit and vegetables. |
| The amount of pectin in fruit and vegetables varies with apples and oranges having particularly high amounts and strawberries and grapes low. | The amount of pectin in fruit and vegetables varies with apples and oranges having particularly high amounts and strawberries and grapes low. |
| But Professor Morris said: "We hear so much about 'superfoods' like blueberries, but for a combination of different affects it may be better to eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables. | But Professor Morris said: "We hear so much about 'superfoods' like blueberries, but for a combination of different affects it may be better to eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables. |
| "I am not saying don't eat superfoods, but just make sure you eat others as well." | "I am not saying don't eat superfoods, but just make sure you eat others as well." |
| 'Boom in sales' | 'Boom in sales' |
| It comes after a boom in sales of superfoods in recent years. | It comes after a boom in sales of superfoods in recent years. |
| Data collected by market analyst AC Nielsen found that sales of blueberries rose by 132% in the past two years. | Data collected by market analyst AC Nielsen found that sales of blueberries rose by 132% in the past two years. |
| A spokeswoman for the British Nutrition Foundation said: "It is very hard to know just what the effect of superfoods is as the evidence is not really available. | A spokeswoman for the British Nutrition Foundation said: "It is very hard to know just what the effect of superfoods is as the evidence is not really available. |
| "But certainly we should not be focussing on these types and ignoring other fruit and vegetables. There are still not enough people getting their five-a-day intake." | "But certainly we should not be focussing on these types and ignoring other fruit and vegetables. There are still not enough people getting their five-a-day intake." |