Eating plums from the office fruit basket can improve your health, particularly your cancer risk as they contain antioxidants which fight the damage caused to cells by villain molecules known as free radicals.

Free radicals attack cells, resulting in a higher risk of heart disease and cancer, so eating office fruitplums can be very beneficial to your body.

Scientists at Texas AgriLife Research in the US have just found that phenols, which are present in plums and peaches, help fight off harmful breast cancer cells without having any adverse effect upon normal cells.

The researchers examined the power of the antioxidants in the fruit, discovering that they could provide an alternative option for breast cancer treatment rather than chemotherapy, which also kills normal cells in the body.

Researchers plan to conduct further studies on different cancer types to see whether the stone fruits could benefit other cancer sufferers.

Vitamin C found in office fruitpeaches could help prevent the conversion of nitrates from smoking and smog into cancerous agents as well as playing an important role in boosting the body’s immune system.

So, digging into the office fruit box could have all-round health benefits for you.