Can Eating Avocados Help Prevent Breast Cancer?

Sixty percent of Americans claim they have avocados on their favorite foods list. Odds are, you probably do too! But did you know that avocados may also be protective against reproductive cancers like breast cancer as well?

Avocatin B and Carotenoids in Avocados Fight Cancer

Avocados have dozens of benefits for health, not the least of which is the presence of phytonutrients which can target cancer cells.

One substance is Avocatin B. This is a kind of fat unique to this fruit (as a side note, avocados are not a vegetable, but a single-seeded berry). According to …read more