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Mediterranean Diet Cuts Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Date: 09/11/09
At Agora Lifestyles, we’ve written extensively about the link between diet and a healthy, strong immune system. More and more research is showing that what we eat really does play an essential part in how we protect ourselves against infections and disease.
The findings of a new French study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, once again support this fact. According to the researchers, the incidence of breast cancer may be lowered in postmenopausal women through following a diet comprising mostly of fruits, vegetables, fish and olive/sunflower oil.
Mediterranean diet for protection against breast cancer
The research was initiated in 1990 and involved 65,374 women living in France who were born between 1925 and 1950. Participants completed biennial self-assessment follow-up questionnaires on their health status, medical history, and lifestyle. Dietary data was collected via a self-assessment diet history questionnaire assessing consumption of 208 foods and beverages.
During the study researchers considered potential interactions with known risk factors for breast cancer such as age, educational level, geographic area, body mass index, height, family history of breast cancer, pregnancy and breastfeeding history and the use of vitamin/mineral supplements.
The results showed that after a follow-up period of 10 years, among the women studied, 2,381 developed postmenopausal invasive breast cancer. The researchers said that their findings indicate that a Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer only if food intake remains within recommendations and if ‘unhealthy’ foods are not consumed in large quantities. They also stated that the risk associated with the 'alcohol/Western' diet (meat products, chips or fries, appetizers, rice/pasta, potatoes, pulses, pizza/pies, canned fish, eggs, alcoholic beverages, cakes, mayonnaise, and butter/cream) was higher in the case of tumours that were oestrogen receptor- positive/progesterone receptor-negative.
Other points noted by the researchers in light of this study are:
* it was difficult to determine which components of the Mediterranean pattern explain the inverse association with breast cancer risk
* up to now evidence for associations between breast cancer risk and specific foods or nutrients has been limited, except for alcohol.
Finally, the researchers added that breast cancer incidence varies widely between countries, and that this suggests there may be an influence of environmental factors. As an example, they highlighted that traditionally Japanese women have a low risk of breast cancer but breast cancer incidence in Japan has recently increased alongside major changes in traditional habits, such as diet.
The researchers believe that the increasing incidence of breast cancer in Japan can be attributed (at least partly) to the adoption of a Western diet, which is notably characterized by higher intakes of meat, dairy products, and saturated fat, and decreased consumption of traditional Japanese foods such as seafood products.
Start protecting yourself against breast cancer today
In her excellent book, 'Super Foods for a Super Healthy You', the Editor in Chief of Agora Lifestyles UK, Rachael Linkie gives superb and practical advice on how anyone can re-write the story of the rest of their life by simply changing their diet.
Rachael also makes specific mention of foods that may be beneficial in the fight against breast cancer:
* It’s a well known fact that an imbalance of oestrogen hormones in women can contribute to breast cancer and cancer of the uterus. Dr. Zhu and colleagues from the Department of Chemical Biology, State University of New Jersey in the US, found that a 2 per cent concentration of rosemary extract given for three weeks was able to significantly inactivate excess oestrogen.
* A recent study conducted at the University of Illinois in the US, suggests that Brazil nuts may play a vital role in preventing breast cancer. According to the researchers who conducted the study, this benefit is probably a result of the high amounts of selenium Brazil nuts contain.
* A major study has calculated that just eating more salmon and cold-water fish can cut the risk of fatal heart attack by up to 50 per cent. Along with that fish oil and flaxseed oil have been linked with a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer.
* In a study published by researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linkoping in Sweden, researchers observed a significantly lower breast cancer growth in cells treated with resveratrol - a powerful antioxidant found in the skin of red grapes. The researchers concluded that their study supports the potential use of resveratrol as a chemotherapeutic agent in breast cancer.
In the continuous fight against killer diseases such as cancer and in a time where so many different super strains of viruses are doing the rounds, a book like ‘Super Foods for a Super Healthy You’ is an essential item for every bookshelf in every household. It should be part of your protective armour...
To find out more about this best seller follow this link and reserve your copy today.
Related Reading:
Sources:
Nutr. Cancer 24:151-60,1995
J. Amer. Med. Assoc.274.1363-7, 1995
Cancer Lett 2006; 231(1):113-22
‘Med diet cuts breast cancer risk in older women, says study’ Jane Byrne, published online 19.10.09, nutraingredients.com
Back to topThe findings of a new French study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, once again support this fact. According to the researchers, the incidence of breast cancer may be lowered in postmenopausal women through following a diet comprising mostly of fruits, vegetables, fish and olive/sunflower oil.
Mediterranean diet for protection against breast cancer
The research was initiated in 1990 and involved 65,374 women living in France who were born between 1925 and 1950. Participants completed biennial self-assessment follow-up questionnaires on their health status, medical history, and lifestyle. Dietary data was collected via a self-assessment diet history questionnaire assessing consumption of 208 foods and beverages.
During the study researchers considered potential interactions with known risk factors for breast cancer such as age, educational level, geographic area, body mass index, height, family history of breast cancer, pregnancy and breastfeeding history and the use of vitamin/mineral supplements.
The results showed that after a follow-up period of 10 years, among the women studied, 2,381 developed postmenopausal invasive breast cancer. The researchers said that their findings indicate that a Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer only if food intake remains within recommendations and if ‘unhealthy’ foods are not consumed in large quantities. They also stated that the risk associated with the 'alcohol/Western' diet (meat products, chips or fries, appetizers, rice/pasta, potatoes, pulses, pizza/pies, canned fish, eggs, alcoholic beverages, cakes, mayonnaise, and butter/cream) was higher in the case of tumours that were oestrogen receptor- positive/progesterone receptor-negative.
Other points noted by the researchers in light of this study are:
* it was difficult to determine which components of the Mediterranean pattern explain the inverse association with breast cancer risk
* up to now evidence for associations between breast cancer risk and specific foods or nutrients has been limited, except for alcohol.
Finally, the researchers added that breast cancer incidence varies widely between countries, and that this suggests there may be an influence of environmental factors. As an example, they highlighted that traditionally Japanese women have a low risk of breast cancer but breast cancer incidence in Japan has recently increased alongside major changes in traditional habits, such as diet.
The researchers believe that the increasing incidence of breast cancer in Japan can be attributed (at least partly) to the adoption of a Western diet, which is notably characterized by higher intakes of meat, dairy products, and saturated fat, and decreased consumption of traditional Japanese foods such as seafood products.
Start protecting yourself against breast cancer today
In her excellent book, 'Super Foods for a Super Healthy You', the Editor in Chief of Agora Lifestyles UK, Rachael Linkie gives superb and practical advice on how anyone can re-write the story of the rest of their life by simply changing their diet.
Rachael also makes specific mention of foods that may be beneficial in the fight against breast cancer:
* It’s a well known fact that an imbalance of oestrogen hormones in women can contribute to breast cancer and cancer of the uterus. Dr. Zhu and colleagues from the Department of Chemical Biology, State University of New Jersey in the US, found that a 2 per cent concentration of rosemary extract given for three weeks was able to significantly inactivate excess oestrogen.
* A recent study conducted at the University of Illinois in the US, suggests that Brazil nuts may play a vital role in preventing breast cancer. According to the researchers who conducted the study, this benefit is probably a result of the high amounts of selenium Brazil nuts contain.
* A major study has calculated that just eating more salmon and cold-water fish can cut the risk of fatal heart attack by up to 50 per cent. Along with that fish oil and flaxseed oil have been linked with a significantly lower incidence of breast cancer.
* In a study published by researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences, University Hospital, Linkoping in Sweden, researchers observed a significantly lower breast cancer growth in cells treated with resveratrol - a powerful antioxidant found in the skin of red grapes. The researchers concluded that their study supports the potential use of resveratrol as a chemotherapeutic agent in breast cancer.
In the continuous fight against killer diseases such as cancer and in a time where so many different super strains of viruses are doing the rounds, a book like ‘Super Foods for a Super Healthy You’ is an essential item for every bookshelf in every household. It should be part of your protective armour...
To find out more about this best seller follow this link and reserve your copy today.
Related Reading:
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Sources:
Nutr. Cancer 24:151-60,1995
J. Amer. Med. Assoc.274.1363-7, 1995
Cancer Lett 2006; 231(1):113-22
‘Med diet cuts breast cancer risk in older women, says study’ Jane Byrne, published online 19.10.09, nutraingredients.com
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