India, Feb. 21 -- A new study on French patients with liver cirrhosis has found that those who consume a sufficient amount of vegetables have a significantly lower risk of developing liver cancer. The research, which is in press in the journal JHEP Reports, highlighted a potential role for diet in preventing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer, among high-risk individuals.

The study, available online since February 13, 2024, revealed that 42.5 per cent of patients with liver cirrhosis did not consume enough fruits and/or vegetables. While fruit consumption alone was not clearly linked to liver cancer risk, patients who ate at least 240 grammes of vegetables per day had a 65 per cent lower likelihood of d...