While many of those diseases sound inevitable, in fact, they are preventable, with the help of foods that boost immunity. Below, Eat This, Not That! has rounded up the best-ever foods for certain diseases—eat them and live a longer, happier life.A recent American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study of more than 200,000 people found that a higher consumption of the fruits—rich in anthocyanin,
an antioxidant—was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, and they’re also known to help with with obesity control. The ones you want: Blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries, which are are all especially rich in flavonoids.
According to a 2015 Food Chemistry study, the antioxidants found in white tea not only help protect healthy cells against potentially carcinogenic oxidative damage,
but they can inhibit the reproduction of existing colon cancer cells. And that’s not the only magic elixir out there: Drop two sizes with these 4 Teas That Melt Fat.
In early 2015, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported on a study in which researchers followed more than 447,000 people over ten years.
They discovered that those who drank four or more cups of coffee a day were 20 percent less likely to be diagnosed with skin cancer than those who drank none. (You need the fully loaded version, however—there was no such association found among those who drank decaf.)