22 May 2008
Young women eating just 2 to 4 servings a week of beans or lentils seemed to cut their risk of developing breast cancer by about a quarter, compared to those that ate servings less than once a month.
* SOURCE:
Adebamowo CA, Cho E, Sampson L, et al. "Dietary flavonols and flavonol-rich foods intake and the risk of breast cancer." International Journal of Cancer. 114(2005):628
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