[SoFlaVeg] Eating Beans/Lentils May Prevent Breast Cancer

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Hi everyone... I clarified that beans means lentils because here in

New Mexico the only recognized bean is the pinto!

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Eating beans may stave off breast cancer

Reuters Health

April 7, 2005

 

http://www.oncolink.org/resources/article.cfm?

c=3 & s=8 & ss=23 & id=11743 & month=04 & year=2005

 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intake of beans or lentil is inversely

associated with the risk of breast cancer, according to a report in

the International Journal of Cancer for April 20th. However,

consumption of other flavonol-rich foods does not seem to affect the

risk.

 

Experimental studies have linked dietary flavonols with a reduced

risk of breast cancer, but data from epidemiologic studies are

lacking.

 

To address this, Dr. Clement A. Adebamowo, from the Harvard School of

Public Health in Boston, and colleagues analyzed data from 90,630

women who participated in the Nurses Health Study II. The study

focused on women who were premenopausal at baseline in 1991.

 

During an 8-year follow-up, 710 cases of invasive breast cancer were

recorded, the investigators point out.

 

As mentioned, overall flavonol intake was not associated with breast

cancer risk. Moreover, intake of individual flavonols, such as

kaempferol or quercetin, was not protective either.

 

Similarly, overall consumption of flavonol-rich foods did not seem to

affect breast cancer risk. However, further analysis suggested a

possible benefit for bean or lentil consumption.

 

Specifically, women who consumed beans or lentils at least twice a

week were 24% less likely to develop breast cancer than women who

consumed them less than once a month (p = 0.03).

 

The apparent protective effect seen with bean or lentil intake

warrants further investigation, the authors conclude. Moreover,

additional research is needed to " clarify the flavonoid content of

foods and their bioavailability. "

 

Int J Cancer 2005;114:628-633.

 

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