Bad Diet in Youth May Up Early Breast Cancer Risk stat : WebMD

However, the inflammatory score was not linked with overall breast cancer incidence or with breast cancer occurring after menopause, the researchers found. During the follow-up period, 870 of the women who finished the high school diet questionnaire were diagnosed with premenopausal breast cancer, and 490 were diagnosed with postmenopausal breast cancer. "A diet high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, and red and processed meat makes it more likely that you may experience early onset breast cancer," said study senior author Karin Michels. The researchers assigned the diets an inflammatory score, based on a method that links diet with established inflammatory markers in the blood. An unhealthy diet appeared to increase that risk by more than one-third, but the findings can't prove cause-and-effect, Michels said.




Of the 45,000 women surveyed, 2 percent were diagnosed with premenopausal breast cancer, and 1 percent developed post-menopausal breast cancer. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A diet high in sugary sodas and soft drinks, carbs and processed meat is a recipe for early breast cancer in women, according to a study. When the women were grouped according to their diets, those who had consumed a "habitual diet that promotes chronic inflammation" during adolescence had a 35% higher risk of premenopausal breast cancer. That risk climbed to 41% for women who at such foods during early adulthood. The participants were asked to detail their dietary consumption over 22 years — from adolescence through young adulthood.


Premenopausal Breast Cancer May Be Linked to Poor Diet in Adolescence, Young AdulthoodPoor diet in adolescence and early adulthood may increase a woman's chance of developing premenopausal breast cancer, according to the findings of a recent study. Poor diet in adolescence and early adulthood may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to a study recently published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in Los Angeles, examined the potential effect of a diet associated with chronic inflammation on breast cancer. Those women in the highest score group for adolescent diet had a 35 percent higher risk for premenopausal breast cancer relative to those in the lowest score group.The same analysis was done based on early adulthood diet, and researchers determined that those in the highest inflammatory score group had a 41 percent higher risk for premenopausal breast cancer relative to those in the lowest score group. In 1998, when the women were aged 33 to 52, they completed another food-frequency questionnaire about their diet during high school. This kind of a diet consists of little vegetable consumption and is high in sugar-sweetened drinks, diet soft drinks, refined sugars and carbohydrates, red and processed meats, as well as margarine.



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