Eating plenty of peanut butter and nuts in adolescence and childhood may improve breast health in women in the future, according to a study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment..

A group of American scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, led by Dr. Graham Colditz, found that girls who consumed peanut butter or nuts from 9 to 15 years old were 39% less at risk of developing breast tumors.. net Benign tumors are generally characterized by their slow growth, they do not spread to surrounding healthy tissue and do not form metastases. Such tumors, as was commonly believed for a long time, do not turn into malignant. However, in some cases, a benign neoplasm can develop into breast cancer in later years..

The scientists' study involved monitoring the health of about 9,000 American schoolgirls between 1996 and 2001.. In the course of a special questionnaire, the girls reported on their food preferences and frequency of eating.. The experts also conducted a statistical analysis of all the data provided by girls from 2005 to 2010, when the study participants were aged 18 to 30 years.. The analyzed information was confirmed by the diagnosis of a biopsy of breast diseases that were of a benign nature..

So, it was found that girls who ate at least a couple of times a week peanut butter or nuts had a significantly lower likelihood of benign breast diseases..

Previous studies of this type have already linked peanut butter consumption to a reduced risk of breast cancer.. But only now have experts been able to establish a strong relationship between girls' diets and breast health in adulthood..

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