High cholesterol reduces risk of breast cancer in women under 51

This post features a synopsis of a study published in Cancer Research 50. 2341-2346. April 15 and a recipe for broccoli basil scramble.

Study title and authors:
Total Serum Cholesterol and Triglycérides and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study of 24,329 Norwegian Women

1Lars J. Vatten 2 and Ola v P. Foss                                                                                    Amazon:

Department of Oncology, University Hospital, N-7006 Trondheim [L. J. ('./.' The Norwegian Cancer Registry Montehello, N-DÕII)Oslo .? //,. J. \'.]; and Central Laboratory, L'llevaal Hospital, N-0407 Oslo 4 {O. P. F.J, Norway

This paper can be accessed at: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/8/2341.pdf

The association between cholesterol levels and the incidence of breast cancer was examined in 24,329 Norwegian women aged between 35 - 51 over a 14 year period.


The study found that those women with the highest cholesterol had a 47% reduced risk of been diagnosed with breast cancer compared to the women with the lowest cholesterol.

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Recipe of the day
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Broccoli Basil Scramble

Ingredients:

2lbs of broccoli

8 eggs
giant wad of basil.
2 slices smoked bacon

Instructions:
Rinse the broccoli and dice finely. Head, stem, the whole works. Saute in a pan on high for ~5 min or until broccoli is al dente. While the broccoli cooks take a giant wad of fresh basil and chop it finely. Stem, leaves…again the whole works. throw this into a bowl with 8-12 scrambled eggs. Mix thoroughly and then add to the broccoli. Turn the concoction frequently and cook thoroughly. Serve with bacon.