Foods that can reduce your risk of Breast Cancer
July 22, 2008 – 7:15 pm Thank you for visiting our blog! Please consider signing up for notifications of new posts to our blog via either email or your favorite newsreader using the links on the right. Take a moment to browse our store, as well, by clicking on one of the categories listed above. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy our blog!Despite rapidly advancing research and treatments, breast cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the industrialized world.
Research had shown that eating a diet high in fat and low in fruits and vegetables may contribute to a woman’s risk of breast cancer. A recent study has shown that eating the following foods can reduce a woman’s chance of breast cancer, whether or not she is genetically predisposed:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Low fat dairy products
- Fish
- Olive oil
- Sunflower seeds
- Avocado
- Foods high in Vitamin D
- Tofu
If you would like to read the entire article, entitled Nutrition and breast cancer among sporadic cases and gene mutation carriers: An overview, click here. You can also read more about the findings on the Susan G. Komen website.
