ASK A NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL: DOES FENUGREEK CAUSE OR PREVENT BREAST CANCER?

Expert opinion from Madison Deakin

Bachelor's degree, Nutrition and Food science · 3 years of experience · Australia

No one food will prevent or cause breast cancer. Fenugreek does possess does contain estrogen modulating properties which has been associated with breast cancer. But again, no one food will cause or prevent breast cancer.

Expert opinion from Maria Arienti

Postgraduate in Nutritional Support/Bachelor in Nutrition · 13 years of experience · Argentina

Some clinical studies show that fenugreek acts as an estrogenic receptor modulator and may increase growth of breast cancer cells, so it may increase the risk of this type of cancer.

Expert opinion from Livia Dickson Chen

PhD in Nutrition · 11 years of experience · Brazil

Fenugreek contains phytochemicals that have been shown to be anti-cancer. These compounds act mainly on cell proliferation and apoptosis, thus showing that fenugreek consumption can help prevent breast cancer.

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