American researchers have found through animal experiments that walnuts can effectively inhibit the growth of prostate tumors.
According to a report by United Press International on the 24th, researchers from the University of California, Davis divided a group of laboratory mice with prostate tumors into two groups. They added walnuts to the food of one group, equivalent to an adult man eating 2.4 ounces (about 68 grams) of walnuts daily. After 18 weeks, compared to the other group that did not eat walnuts, the tumor growth rate in this group of mice slowed down by 30% to 40%.
Paul Davis, who was in charge of this study, presented these research findings at an academic conference of the American Chemical Society. He said: "Not only did the prostate tumors in the mice shrink or slow down in growth, but the level of a protein in their blood that is significantly associated with prostate cancer also decreased. This research result is very promising for application in humans."
Walnuts are rich in Ω-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamin E, which have been proven to prevent the increase of cholesterol in the blood and are very helpful for the health care of patients with arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
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