{"id":12191,"date":"2026-01-17T10:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?p=12191"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T04:11:39","slug":"are-vegetables-the-secret-weapon-against-tumour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/are-vegetables-the-secret-weapon-against-tumour\/","title":{"rendered":"Are vegetables the secret weapon against tumour?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12191\" class=\"elementor elementor-12191 elementor-12182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93686d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93686d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3782aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3782aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-17T102540.077-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-12186\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-17T102540.077-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-17T102540.077-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-17T102540.077-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Website-article-banners-2026-01-17T102540.077.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850838e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"850838e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b99af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b99af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Think more veggies\ud83e\udd66 mean a healthier animal? Could this \u2018cancer prevention secret\u2019 actually be a hidden risk? \ud83e\udd14 Let\u2019s hear from Specialist in Veterinary Oncology Dr. Antonio Giuliano!<\/p><p>Many owners believe that a high vegetable diet protects animals from cancer. While vegetables are part of a healthy lifestyle for both people and animals, there\u2019s no proven evidence that this prevents cancer in animals.<\/p><p>In humans, a high-vegetable, high-fibre diet with low meat intake can reduce the risk of colon cancer. However, dogs and cats rarely develop colon carcinoma, so this benefit doesn\u2019t apply. In fact, diets very high in vegetables can cause protein and amino acid imbalances\u2014especially harmful for cats. A vegan diet for cats \ud83d\ude38, a carnivorous species, is dangerous and should be avoided.<\/p><p>Dogs\u2019 and cats\u2019 intestines aren\u2019t efficient at digesting vegetables, especially raw ones, and most animals don\u2019t chew properly, leaving undigested pieces in stools.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Antonio advises that a balanced diet is key to disease prevention. Adding a small amount of fresh or steamed vegetables is reasonable, but a high-vegetable diet is unlikely to offer extra cancer protection. A small amount of vegetables may provide micronutrients and antioxidants that could play a role in prevention \u2714\ufe0f.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think more veggies\ud83e\udd66 mean a healthier animal? 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