date:Oct 24, 2012
A new study published in American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that eating folate rich vegetables may help prevent breast cancer risk.
Martha Shrubsole from Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology and colleagues conducted the study and found premenopausal women in the highest quintile of folate or folic acid intake were 48 percent less likely to develop breast cancer, compared to those in the lowest quintile.
For the study, researchers analysed data on incidence of breast