The anti-cancer benefits of lemon was attributed to a research carried out by the Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Cause Street, Baltimore, MD1201 which is not quoted in the initial email.
However, authorship of the e-mail has been denied by Newmarket Health, which is located at 819 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD, 21201 and whose subsidiary is the Health Sciences Institute.
That being said, not all the claims are untrue as there has been significant research over the last decade showing some promise in using lemon for treatment against cancer. The limonoids present in lemon are shown to possess very promising anti-cancer activity.
I quote a number of useful nutritional and health benefits, as described in the Encyclopedia of Healing Foods:
The fruit juice contains mainly sugars and fruit acids, which are made mainly of citric acid. Lemon peel consists of two layers: the outermost layer ("zest"), which contains essential oils (6 percent) that are composed mostly of limonene (90 percent) and citral (5 percent), plus a small amount of cintronellal, alphaterpineol, linayl, and geranyl acetate. The inner layer contains no essential oil but instead houses a variety of bitter flavone glycosides and coumarin derivatives.
Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C. In addition, they are a good source of vitamin B6, potassium, folic acid, flavonoids, and the important phytochemical limonene. A 3½-ounce (100 gram) serving is about 2 medium lemons and provides 29 calories, 1.1 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, and 9.3 grams of carbohydrate, with 2.8 grams of fiber and 2.5 grams of natural sugars.
The phytochemical limonene, which is extracted from lemons, is currently being used in clinical trials to dissolve gallstones and is showing extremely promising anticancer activities.
With regards to the above, the best that can be said at this point is that citrus fruits may potentially harbor anti-cancer properties that could help ward off cancer.
No reputable scientific or medical studies have reported that lemons have been found to be a "proven remedy against cancers of all types," nor has any of the (conveniently unnamed - WHY would a drug manufacturer ruin his own business by giving away such secrets?) "world's largest drug manufacturers" reported discovering that lemons are "10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy" and that their ingestion can "destroy malignant [cancer] cells."
All of those claims are hyperbole and exaggeration not supported by facts.
The anti-cancer benefits of lemon was attributed to a research carried out by the Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Cause Street, Baltimore, MD1201 which is not quoted in the initial email.
However, authorship of the e-mail has been denied by Newmarket Health, which is located at 819 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD, 21201 and whose subsidiary is the Health Sciences Institute.
That being said, not all the claims are untrue as there has been significant research over the last decade showing some promise in using lemon for treatment against cancer. The limonoids present in lemon are shown to possess very promising anti-cancer activity.
I quote a number of useful nutritional and health benefits, as described in the Encyclopedia of Healing Foods:
The fruit juice contains mainly sugars and fruit acids, which are made mainly of citric acid. Lemon peel consists of two layers: the outermost layer ("zest"), which contains essential oils (6 percent) that are composed mostly of limonene (90 percent) and citral (5 percent), plus a small amount of cintronellal, alphaterpineol, linayl, and geranyl acetate. The inner layer contains no essential oil but instead houses a variety of bitter flavone glycosides and coumarin derivatives.
Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C. In addition, they are a good source of vitamin B6, potassium, folic acid, flavonoids, and the important phytochemical limonene. A 3½-ounce (100 gram) serving is about 2 medium lemons and provides 29 calories, 1.1 grams of protein, 0.3 grams of fat, and 9.3 grams of carbohydrate, with 2.8 grams of fiber and 2.5 grams of natural sugars.
The phytochemical limonene, which is extracted from lemons, is currently being used in clinical trials to dissolve gallstones and is showing extremely promising anticancer activities.
With regards to the above, the best that can be said at this point is that citrus fruits may potentially harbor anti-cancer properties that could help ward off cancer.
No reputable scientific or medical studies have reported that lemons have been found to be a "proven remedy against cancers of all types," nor has any of the (conveniently unnamed - WHY would a drug manufacturer ruin his own business by giving away such secrets?) "world's largest drug manufacturers" reported discovering that lemons are "10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy" and that their ingestion can "destroy malignant [cancer] cells."
All of those claims are hyperbole and exaggeration not supported by facts.