| Breast
Cancer Research
Vegetarianism &
Breast
cancer
Evidence also suggests a
vegetarian diet is protective against breast cancer (Phillips, 1975). This
may be due to the increased fibre and reduced fat intake of vegetarian
diets. Vegetarian diets can alter the levels of circulating sex hormones
which may have a beneficial effect. Fibre is thought to be protective by
modifying circulating oestrogen levels.
Studies of adolescent girls have shown age of menarche to be delayed in
vegetarians (Sabate, 1992). Later age of menarche is believed to lower the
risk of breast cancer in adult life.
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