Risk of Breast Cancer Reduced by Flavonoid-Lignan-rich Diet
Supporting previous findings from Greece and Italy, a research study in Long Island, New York led by Brian Fink from the University of North Carolina found that a flavonoid and lignan-rich diet could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women by 35%.
For postmenopausal women with an average intake of flavonols of more than 15.2 milligrams per day (mg/day) the risk of breast cancer was calculated to be reduced by 46 per cent, compared to women with a daily intake of up to 3.7 mg/day.
The risk of breast cancer was also reduced for flavones by 39 per cent (intakes of at least 0.22 mg/day compared to less than 0.04 mg/day), flavan-3-ols by 26 per cent (at least 264.2 mg/day versus less than 5.1 mg/day), and lignans by 31 per cent (at least 9.4 mg/day versus less than 2.0
Flavonoids are water-soluble plant pigments and like lignans are most commonly known for their antioxidant properties.
Study results have been published in the March 2007 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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