Mushrooms may protect against breast cancer. Who knew?

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From the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine. interesting

news on mushrooms

and the incidence of breast cancer in women. (Men weren't tested,

and men do get

breast cancer too.)

 

_*Mushrooms May Protect Against Breast Cancer

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Mushrooms may reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a case-control

study

conducted in southeast China. Researchers analyzed dietary records from more

than

2,000 pre- and post-menopausal women with breast cancer and a group of matched

healthy controls. Intake of fresh mushrooms (greater than or equal to 10 grams

per day) and dried mushrooms (greater than or equal to 4 grams per day)

decreased

risk by 64 percent and 47 percent, respectively.

 

The most commonly eaten mushroom in this study was the white button mushroom;

one

small white button mushroom weighs 10 grams. An additional protective effect was

seen when mushrooms and green tea were both consumed.

 

Zhang M, Huang J, Xie X, Holman CD. Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea

combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer in Chinese women. Int J Cancer.

2009;124:1404-1408.

 

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