Walnuts Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

by Spence Cooper on 24/04/09 at 1:12 am

Walnuts are good for your heart

Walnuts provide Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytosteros that reduce the risk of breast cancer. “The latest study by Marshall University of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, tested mice who were bred to develop breast cancer. Scientists found the lab mice who ate a daily diet of walnuts had fewer and smaller breast tumors, and developed them later than mice who were not fed walnuts.”

The study results were included along with other various anti-cancer food studies presented at the 100th annual meeting in Denver of the American Association for Cancer Research. “Walnuts are better than cookies, French fries or potato chips when you need a snack, ” said Elaine Hardman, associate professor of medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine. Professor Hardman claims the amount of walnuts in the study was equivalent to 2 ounces of walnuts per day for humans.