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Friday, February 24, 2012

Protecting Your Breasts With Nutrition

Research has come up with several nutritional factors that can reduce your breast cancer risks.

--grape seed extract; helps postmenopausal women
--vitamin D; showed a reduction of more than 20%
--folic acid;  Swedish research found that there was a 44% risk reduction
--carotenoids; may lower risk among smokers
--pomegranate; inhibits cancer cells from growing in lab studies
--black cohosh; linked to a 61% reduction

Up to one-third of all breast cancer cases could be avoided through dietary and lifestyle changes according to the European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona.


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