BREAST CANCER & VEGETABLES.A diet rich in vegetables and fruit doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. lower the risk of breast cancer, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. researchers who pooled the results of eight studies of more than 350,000 women. Some earlier studies had found no link with breast cancer, but researchers weren't sure if those studies were too small to detect a link. What to do: Try to eat eight to ten servings of fruits and vegetables a day. They may not cut your risk of breast cancer, but they may help prevent cancers of the colon colon, in anatomy colon, in anatomy: see intestine. colon, in punctuation colon, in writing: see punctuation. colon Segment that makes up most of the large intestine. , lung, mouth, stomach, and throat, as well as heart attacks, strokes, and obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. . J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 285: 769, 799, 2001. |
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