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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