Walnuts 'reduce breast cancer risk'
Friday 2nd September 2011
Eating walnuts could reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.
A study published in journal Nutrition and Cancer revealed that the chance of mice developing breast cancer was seen to drop significantly after eating walnuts.
Those whose diet included walnut at both stages developed breast cancer at less than half the rate of the group who were receiving a standard diet.
Furthermore, the number and size of tumours seen in those with the cancer was significantly smaller.
Elaine Hardman, study leader, said: "These reductions are particularly important when you consider that the mice were genetically programmed to develop cancer at a high rate.
"We were able to reduce the risk for cancer even in the presence of a pre-existing genetic mutation."
In other news, a diet high in chocolate has been associated with a one-third lower risk of heart disease, according to a study reported on bmj.com.
Posted by Alex Franklin Stortford
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