High Fiber Diet While Young May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Adolescent and young adult women who eat a diet high in fiber may reduce their risk for developing breast cancer later in life, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Pediatrics, researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that women who ate lots of fruits and vegetables when young had a “significantly lower” chance of developing breast cancer. "Previous studies of fiber intake and breast cancer have almost all been non-significant, and none of...

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