15-02-2010, 11:50
According to the theory you outline breast cancer should be higher in countries that consume more phytoestrogenic herbs, but the evidence shows that it is actually lower. The country with the highest amount of phytoestrogens in their daily diets is Japan and Japan has the lowest rate of breast cancer anywhere in the world. Western countries on the other hand which generally consume the least phytoestrogens have the highest rates of breast cancer.