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Using Food Studies to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Almost every day I hear about a new food study.   Food A stops cancer!  Two weeks later—Food A causes high blood pressure.  It’s so hard to decide what to eat that many people just throw up their hands and ignore research that could make their lives better.   ...
6/25/09 4:01pm

Phyllis, thanks so much for translating all of the research out there into a very readable, useful piece. I appreciate the time it must have taken you! You're right, it can be awfully confusing choosing what to eat, with an eye towards keeping cancerr at bay. Like you, I enjoy walnuts, AND I have to count calories; maybe my daily 14 almonds for breakfast will become walnuts instead. Thanks again. PJH

6/25/09 8:26pm

How about 7 almonds and 7 walnuts?  Almonds are mighty healthy too!  

 

I did spend a lot longer than I usually would tracking down this story, but with the internet, it really doesn't take long to see if that news on the TV has a good scientific base.  I don't have a strong science background, so I have to rely on the credentials of the folks who publish or finance the study.

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