Nuts, Seeds & Cancer

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4 Dec 2020

My general impression is that all nuts and seeds, when consumed in small quantities in their whole form (not oils or extracts), should be helpful for cancer protection. For example, see Phytates and Cancer or Fiber & Cancer. However, are some nuts and seeds known to be more effective than others? After browsing through Dr Greger's videos, I shortlisted flax seeds, fenugreek, walnuts, pecans and peanuts.

Flax Seeds

Flax Seeds have remarkable properties! So much so that one of the 12 components in Dr Greger's Daily Dozen is flax seeds by themselves! Are flax seeds helpful for cancer? Yes! See Flax Seeds & Breast Cancer and Flax Seeds & Prostate.

Nuts

(2013) Go Nuts for Breast Cancer Prevention

(2012) Tree Nuts or Peanuts for Breast Cancer Prevention?

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Eating fiber-containing foods — especially nuts — during adolescence may significantly lower the risk of developing potentially precancerous fibrocystic breast disease (fibroadenomas)."

(2014) Which Nut Fights Cancer Better?

(4 mins) Transcript. Among the top 10 most commonly consumed nuts in USA, walnuts and pecans were found to be the most effective. The bronze went to peanuts.

Fenugreek

(2012) Benefits of Fenugreek Seeds

(2 mins) Transcript.

(2012) Side Effect of Fenugreek Consumption

(2 mins) Transcript.

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