Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 A word to the wise: Study links animal fats, breast cancer Tuesday, July 15, 2003 Posted: 4:06 PM EDT (2006 GMT) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Young women who eat more red meat and full-fat dairy products such as cheese may be raising their risk of breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday. They said their study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, provides yet another incentive for women to shun fatty foods and consume fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. " When we compared the women in the highest fat intake group with women in lowest intake group, those with the highest intake had a 33 percent greater risk of invasive breast cancer, " Eunyoung Cho of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School said in a telephone interview. Cho said her study was unique because it included women who had not reached menopause. Breast cancer takes years to develop, although it usually shows up after menopause, and factors early in a woman's life may be important. Women most at risk of breast cancer obtained, on average, 23 percent of calories from animal fat, versus 12 percent in the lowest-risk group http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/07/15/cancer.fat.reut/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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