Researchers randomly assigned 4,152 women with an average age of 68 to one of three eating plans: the Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil, the diet supplemented with mixed nuts, or a control group given only advice to reduce dietary fat. (Extra-virgin olive oil comes from the first physical squeezing of the olives. Lesser grades are extracted by processing the remains.)
Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
The Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and olive oil, and low in dairy products and red meat — is linked to a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a randomized trial.
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