breast cancer is not a monster any more
Drinking, even
moderately, increases the risk of breast cancer by 20 to 40%.
Another story of
female hormones: alcohol increases their influence. And this, from the second
glass. Suddenly, alcohol could be the cause of a breast cancer in ten in
France.
The risk increases by
increments of 10 g of ethanol, an alcoholic beverage ", insists Dr.
Françoise Clavel-Chapelon. The reasonable dose: one drink a day or three
glasses twice a week.
Good news, however,
high intakes of folate could reduce the negative effect of our small excesses.
One more reason to eat a lot of leafy vegetables (spinach, salad, broccoli
...).
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