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Food and Agriculture
by ruth on April 27, 2009
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Researchers led by Elaine Hardman, a cell biologist at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, compared breast cancer incidence in mice eating a diet that included lots of walnuts (the equivalent for humans of two ounces, or about 14 whole walnuts per day), and those eating a similar diet with no walnuts. They discovered that the walnut munchers were less likely to develop breast tumors, and if they did, their tumors were smaller and affected fewer mammary glands. The mice, which are genetically engineered to develop cancer, normally get tumors within five months, Hardman says. But, she adds, "At 145 days, 100 percent of the mice on the normal diet had cancer, and 50 percent of the mice on the walnut diet had cancer."
The authors of the study speculate that these protective effects are due walnuts' omega-3 fatty acid, antioxidant, and phytosterol content.
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Rating: 8.75 out of 4 vote(s) cast.
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Response from:
Julia
(05/04/09 12:51pm)
This is the case, we are what we eat, but there is a healthy diet based on fruits and vegetables because it is more advisable, I recommended this dietas-efectivas..com and I welcome their diets are fruit and exercises and really low weight, and took a week and I dropped 2 kgs, I think in a month down 7 kgs. I have of being overweight, and I do not have to be obnoxious with diets where only my anxiety by eating, you think ..?
Response from:
melanotan
(12/16/09 12:38am)
Walnut can fight breast cancer? It nice to know... ^^, Did the other kind of Walnut is effective to prevent Breast Cancer?? Thanks for the information... ^^,
Response from:
HGH USA
(12/21/09 4:03am)
Walnuts have medicinal uses. It is use by Chinese. They are said to tonify kidneys, strengthen the back and knees, warm and hold Qi in lungs and help kidneys to grasp the Qi, moisten the intestines and move stool. It is believed to stop asthma and is prescribed to be taken between bouts of asthma, but not for acute asthma. It is also used by the elderly to relieve constipation.
If this could cure or may fight breast cancer, Oh this is great help to those who suffers from that disease.
If this could cure or may fight breast cancer, Oh this is great help to those who suffers from that disease.
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