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Have you ever heard of ‘Whole Wheat – A True Anti-Cancer Food’ e.g breast cancer ?

It has been shown to function as an anti-cancer agent.
Wheat bran is thought to accelerate the metabolism of estrogen
that is a known promoter of breast cancer.

In one study, pre-menopausal women, ages twenty to
fifty, who ate three to four high fiber muffins per day made with
wheat bran, decreased their blood estrogen levels by 17 percent after
two months. The women eating corn bran or oat bran did not show the
same benefits.”

“One type of phytochemical especially abundant in whole grains
including whole wheat are plant lignans, which are converted by
friendly flora in our intestines into mammalian lignans, including one
called enterolactone that is thought to protect against breast and
other hormone-dependent cancers as well as heart disease.

In addition to whole grains, nuts, seeds and berries are rich sources of plant
lignans, and vegetables, fruits, and beverages such as coffee, tea and
wine also contain some.”

“”Research demonstrates that the health-promoting benefits of whole
grains are attributed to more than just fiber. Slavin ( A medical expert)
explains that these health advantages are largely associated with the ‘package’ of
nutrients in whole grains.

In addition to providing fiber, whole-grain foods provide vitamins, minerals,
literally hundreds of phytonutrients, including phytoestrogens, antioxidants, polyphenols,
and beneficial enzyme inhibitors…The individual components of whole
grains have an additive and synergistic effect.

It’s the combination and interactions between components that
we believe provide the protection against disease.
Whole grains are an example of how the whole (grain) is often greater than the sum of its parts,’ says Slavin.”
http://www.glycohealthservice.com/s-nutrients_carbohydrates5.htm

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