Thursday, June 26, 2014

The Peanut Butter Equation Factoring in Breast Cancer

Do you love to have the occasional peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Everyone loves a little peanut butter in just about anything. If you like m&m’s candy, try the peanut butter ones, same with anything else. Peanut butter is like life’s answer to all those difficult days we go through. So, how exactly does peanut butter fit into the breast cancer equation?

Let’s clear up what peanut butter doesn't do. Peanut butter is not used in mammograms, chemotherapy, or any manner of radiation therapy. Peanut butter is not pink, and it’s also not a medication prescribed by doctors. There is something about peanut butter that we all know and are fully aware of, it’s natural. Like the grapes that make red wine, considered an aide in the fight, peanut butter is made up of natural components.

According to an article published on usnews.com “Eating peanut butter regularly as a preteen and teen girl appears to decrease the risk of developing benign breast disease as an adult, new research has found.” While this is not a statement of fact on the effective nature of peanut butter, it is incredibly positive as far as developments go. As far as the study goes, 9000 females were followed over a 14 year period. The end result was a 39% reduction in the possibility of developing cancer. One thing that does need to be

According to the article it may well be the protein in foods that possesses the X factor. A big part of this study is to drive the point of giving teens peanuts and peanut butter as opposes to cookies and jaw breakers. Of course there is that particularly difficult subject of allergies. People with allergies to peanuts and nuts in general may not see this as an option. This is good where benign tumors are concerned, but avoiding any tumor benign or advanced, is always a great thing.

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Charla Hurst General
Operations Manager

Charla@ClermontRadiology.com  
352-241-6100 








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