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King Saud Medical City highlighted some important minerals and vitamins for breast health, coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The city explained that vitamin A plays an important role in preventing sagging and maintaining healthy skin, while vitamin C enhances skin health and collagen production.
She added that vitamin D is a strong stimulator of immunity and thus reduces the incidence of tumors, and zinc is a good antioxidant and contributes to the fight once morest tumors, while omega-3 reduces inflammation and the effect of estrogen compounds on the breast.
She pointed out that vitamin E achieves a balance between the effect of estrogen and progesterone on the breast, and reduces the occurrence of fibers and cysts.
