Carrots can cut breast cancer risk

Eating carrots can cut the risk of hard-to-treat types of breast cancer by up to 60%, research has shown.

The Bugs Bunny therapy relies on the orange pigment carotene, which is abundant in carrots and which is also found in other colourful and dark green vegetables, including red peppers and spinach.

An international team of scientists discovered the link after comparing the diets of 3,000 European women with and without breast cancer.