March 23/Albany, Cal./Asian News International -- Walnut consumption may help slow the growth of prostate cancer in mice, a new study has found. Even more, the nut has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism, UC Davis and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif. have found.
The study, by Paul Davis, nutritionist in the Department of Nutrition and a researcher with the UC Davis Cancer Center, announced the findings at the annual national meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Francisco. Davis said the research findings provide additional evidence that walnuts, although high in fat, are healthful.