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Walnuts May Be An Important Part Of Anti-Cancer Diet

September 6, 2011 by  

Walnuts My Be An Important Part Of Anti-Cancer DietMany individuals make sure to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day in order to obtain an array of potentially cancer-fighting antioxidants. Researchers at Marshall University conducted a study which suggests that walnuts may also help keep cells healthy.

In a mouse model involving rodents that were genetically predispositioned to develop breast cancer, a team of scientists found that a walnut-rich diet cut the risk of developing the carcinoma in half. Additionally, walnut-eating mice that did develop breast cancer had smaller and fewer tumors than those that had not been fed the nut.

Authors of the study noted that the rodents that ate walnuts also had mothers that ate the nut from conception through nursing.

The researchers theorized that the healthy fat contained in the nuts may have given the mice an advantage over those that were fed normal diets. Additionally, the scientists suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E could have played a role in cancer prevention.

“Food is important medicine in our diet,” said lead author Elaine Hardman, Ph.D. “What we put into our bodies makes a big difference – it determines how the body functions, our reaction to illness and health.”

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  • Ernie Emdee

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  • FreedomFighter

    Nuts for Nuts.

    The FDA is the henchman for BigPharma.

    Laus Deo
    Semper Fi

  • Faith

    Yeah, and the FDA went after Blue Diamond for promoting walnuts as:

    • “Studies indicate that the omega-3 fatty acids found in walnuts may help lower cholesterol; protect against heart disease, stroke and some cancers; ease arthritis and other inflammatory diseases; and even fight depression and other mental illnesses.”

    • “[O]mega-3 fatty acids inhibit the tumor growth that is promoted by the acids found in other fats … ”

    • “[I]n treating major depression, for example, omega-3s seem to work by making it easier for brain cell receptors to process mood-related signals from neighboring neurons.”

    • “The omega-3s found in fish oil are thought to be responsible for the significantly lower incidence of breast cancer in Japanese women as compared to women in the United States.”

    “. . . because they are not generally recognized as safe and effective for the above referenced conditions. Therefore, under section 505(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 355(a)], they may not be legally marketed with the above claims in the United States without an approved new drug application. Additionally, your walnut products are offered for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals who are not medical practitioners; therefore, adequate directions for use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes.”

  • http://marcum1@wildblue.net coal miner

    Walnuts may help lower breast cancer risk
    United Press International

    09-02-11

    Mice that ate a modest amount of walnuts as part of their regular diet had a significant decline in breast cancer risk, U.S. researchers say.

    Study leader by Elaine Hardman of Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine compared the effects of a typical diet and a diet containing walnuts across the lifespan of the mice — through the mother from conception through weaning and by eating the food directly.

    The amount of walnut in the test diet was equal to about 2 ounces a day for humans, Hardman said.

    The study — funded by grants from the American Institute for Cancer Research and the California Walnut Commission, and published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer — found the group of mice that had a diet that included walnut at both stages developed breast cancer at less than half the rate of the group with the typical diet.

    In addition, the number of tumors and their sizes were significantly smaller, the study said.

    Using genetic analysis, the researchers found that the walnut-containing diet changed the activity of multiple genes that are relevant to breast cancer in both mice and humans.

    However, other testing showed that increases in omega 3 fatty acids did not fully account for the anti-cancer effect and found that tumor growth decreased when dietary vitamin E increased, Hardman said.

    Copyright United Press International 2011

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