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Article: Study: Breast cancer, high-fat diet linked
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2003
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THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION
A study reopens a question long dismissed by researchers of whether women who eat high-fat diets increase the risk of breast cancer.
The study found that those who average more than 90 grams of fat a day have roughly double the risk of those who eat just 37 grams.
However, the finding is likely to be controversial, since it contradicts many large, careful studies that found no link between what women eat and their risk of this cancer.
Researchers who conducted the latest study argue theirs is better, because it used a more precise method of measuring typical diets. However, others said the study is too small to overturn the ...