The Leeds Walk in the Park will start at 11am from Roundhay Park on September 14. There will be free car parking and registration will be at the Mansion. People do have the option of doing a shorter or longer route.

Why not catch up with friends and family, compete with a pal or just take the dog for a walk? Whatever you choose, it will be worth every step.

Walk in the Park is an annual series of walks that takes
place all over the UK every September.

To register, visit www.meningitis- trust.org/walking/documents
/walkintheparkbooklet.pdf complete the form and post it along with your
registration fee (£6/adult, £4/child, dogs free) to the freepost address.

For more information, call 0845 120 4530 or email walkint
hepark@meningitis-trust.org


Broccoli can cut cancer risk

Eating one or more portions of broccoli every week can reduce the risk of prostate cancer and the risk of localised cancer becoming more aggressive.

For the first time, a research group at the Institute of Food Research led by Professor Richard Mithen has provided an explanation of how eating broccoli might reduce cancer risk based upon studies in men, as opposed to trying to extrapolate data from studies using animal models.

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer for males in western countries. The research has provided an insight into why eating broccoli can help men stay healthy.

For the study, published today, men who were at risk of developing prostate cancer ate either 400g of broccoli or 400g of peas per week in addition to their normal diet over 12 months. Tissue samples were taken from their prostate gland before the start of the trial and after six and 12 months, and the expression of every gene measured using sophisticated technology.

It was found that there were more changes in gene expression in men who were on the broccoli-rich diet than on the pea diet, and these changes may be associated with the reduction in the risk of developing cancer, that has been reported in studies.