| As well as being a tasty addition to salads and | | | | expected. But the walnut group didn't develop the |
| desserts, walnuts are one of the best foods you | | | | disease until 3 weeks later. This doesn't seem like |
| can have around when it comes to snacking time. | | | | much, but when you consider that the life span of |
| They're tasty, crunchy, and satisfying. They also | | | | a rat is only 6 months, it's significant. |
| have more omega-3 fatty acids than any other | | | | Researchers, wondering if the omega-3 fatty |
| nut. But that's not the best of it. | | | | acids were the reason, did another test using a |
| Studies performed at Marshall University's School | | | | different source. That test showed a little |
| of Medicine show that walnuts can block the | | | | improvement over the control diet, but nothing as |
| formation of malignant tumors in the breast. At | | | | significant as the walnuts. |
| least in rats. | | | | Right now researchers are still in the dark about |
| Researchers genetically altered a group of rats so | | | | what is contained in walnuts that's making the |
| that they would eventually develop breast cancer. | | | | difference, but some are determined to find out. |
| There was no way around it - the rats would get | | | | Meanwhile, since walnuts taste good and since we |
| the disease. Then, during the test period all the | | | | know the omega-3 fatty acids are good for us, |
| rats were fed the same food, with the exception | | | | why not keep some walnuts handy for when the |
| that one group was ALSO fed walnuts. | | | | snacking bug hits? They're a whole lot more |
| The non-walnut group had breast cancer by the | | | | nutritious than a candy bar or a donut and they |
| age of five months - as the researchers | | | | won't go stale or melt in a desk drawer. |