Legumes prevent breast cancer

Health newspaper

Fourth Military Medical University Tangdu Hospital Nutrition Director Ye Lin

      tional Cancer Research Center pointed out that more than 1/3 of the causes of cancer and diet, breast cancer is no exception. China's ancestors handed down the words of "green vegetables tofu safe", the prevention and treatment of breast cancer is also a scientific basis.

     Often eat legumes, such as tofu, soy milk, women are less likely to suffer from breast cancer. The reason is that beans reduce the secretion of estrogen. Bean foods are the most important source of vegetable protein and are also a good source of dietary fiber and many vitamins, minerals and other bioactive substances. Soybean products are proven to contain rich plant estrogens. The chemical structure of these plant estrogens and estrogen in the human body is very similar, their anti-cancer function may be due to estrogen competition with estrogen receptors, reduce the chance of female hormone and receptor binding, thereby preventing cell carcinogenesis The Chinese traditional diet used to replace animal protein soy products, such as tofu, dried beans, beans, soy milk and other beneficial to the health of isoflavones. The vast majority of soy products on the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, are likely to produce good results.

     Cinnamonin is contained in peanut, alfalfa and bean sprouts. A small amount of coumarin is also found in bud cabbage, spinach, green beans and snow beans. Lignans can be derived from high-fiber grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits and kelp, high levels of precursors. These plant estrogens on breast cancer prevention and treatment have an excellent effect.