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Christine MH-UK · 01-25-2007, 06:14 AM

In this retrospective analysis, pre-menopausal women who ate 30g of fiber a day had half the breast cancer risk of those who ate just 20g of fiber a day. There was no effect found among post-menopausal women.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6287915.stm

Of course this doesn't eliminate breast cancer, but halving it is a considerable reduction.

I ate a fairly high-fiber diet, so I guess I was just unlucky.

01-25-2007, 06:14 AM	#1
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	Possible link between low fiber diets and pre-menopausal breast cancer In this retrospective analysis, pre-menopausal women who ate 30g of fiber a day had half the breast cancer risk of those who ate just 20g of fiber a day. There was no effect found among post-menopausal women. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6287915.stm Of course this doesn't eliminate breast cancer, but halving it is a considerable reduction. I ate a fairly high-fiber diet, so I guess I was just unlucky.