Eating a portion of watercress every day could help protect against cancer, according to new research.

Scientists at Southampton University found that volunteers who ate 80 grams of watercress a day - the equivalent of a single vegetable portion - had elevated levels of cancer-fighting molecules in their blood within hours of eating the salad leaves.

Extracts from crushed watercress were also shown to inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells.

The pilot study suggests that eating watercress could help prevent the development of breast cancer while also helping recovering breast cancer victims avoid a recurrence of the disease.

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