Two servings of peaches per week associated with 41% lower risk of breast cancer

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Women who ate two (2) servings of peaches per week had a 41% lower risk of breast cancer over the next 24 years according to a study from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

This study followed 75,929 women, 38- to 63-years-old at baseline, and followed them for up to 24 years.

Reference

Fung TT, Chiuve SE, Willett WC, Hankinson SE, Hu FB, and Holmes MD. Intake of specific fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer among postmenopausal women. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2013 Apr; 138(3): 925-930.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3641647/

Author’s Contact Info

Teresa T. Fung
Department of Nutrition
Simmons College
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Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Harvard School of Public Health
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