A US-based university has found medicinal values in vegetables grown in Karnataka.

Studies conducted over two decades at Texas A&M University show that consumption of carrot, onion, chilli and lemon grown in Karnataka can reduce the risk of cancer.

According to the studies, lemon can reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, carrot can prevent breast cancer, onion and chilli prevent colon cancer.

The Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Centre of the University has been conducting the studies  since 1991. So far, the Centre has published over 50 research papers on these crops of Karnataka.

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