Olive oil could help breast cancer patients lose weight
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 19:33 Keeping your weight down has been seen as a great way to avoid breast cancer in the first place, and when you’ve had breast cancer - like me - keeping the pounds off after diagnosis and treatment are crucial in my efforts to keep the cancer from recurring.
With the obesity epidemic in America, there are potentially too many women who may unknowingly be putting themselves at risk by being significantly overweight - and I was one of them about 20 years ago. I also had breast cancer. Anecdotal to be sure, but a lot of researchers are looking at the possible links.
That’s why I am interested in articles such as the following:
PROVIDENCE, RI – Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that olive oil may offer another potential health benefit – it produces greater weight loss in breast cancer survivors compared to a more traditional low-fat diet.