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Article: Dietary Carbohydrate Intake Is Not Associated with the Breast Cancer Incidence Rate Ratio in Postmenopausal Danish Women1
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
Although many case-control studies have suggested positive associations between carbohydrate intake and breast cancer incidence rates in both pre- and postmenopausal women, there is limited information available from cohort studies. We examined the effect of the intake of different carbohydrates, the glycemic index, and the glycemic load on breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women taking into consideration tumor estrogen receptor status. Postmenopausal women (n = 23,870; aged 50-65 y) participated in the "Diet, Cancer, and Health" study, and provided information about diet and established risk factors for breast cancer. During follow-up, we identified 634 incidents of breast ...