Common Misconceptions about Diet and Breast Cancer : An Unclear Issue to Dispel

Breast cancer (BC) constitutes a prevalent health condition among women. Recent years have witnessed the identification of dietary proto-oncogenic factors that deserve attention. Besides the well-known role of alcohol and red and processed meat in BC development, the impact of other dietary components remains unclear. Our narrative review aims to explore the diet-BC relationship, focusing on sugar, dairy, and soy consumption. We conducted a PubMed literature search covering the last decade (2013-2023) and included 35 papers. We found limited evidence on the association between high sugar intake and BC incidence. On the other hand, dairy and soy consumption displayed a protective effect in the majority of the analyzed papers. However, a significant degree of heterogeneity was reported among the results. Menopausal status and the specific BC molecular subtypes were the main factors influencing the interpretation of the results. Exploring dietary factors and BC revealed inconsistencies: high glycemic index post-menopause may be a risk factor, while sugar-sweetened drinks and artificial sweeteners yielded conflicting results; fermented dairy showed potential benefits, non-fermented dairy presented inconsistent findings; soy impact on BC varied according to molecular subtype, with some studies suggesting a positive association in luminal-like BC. Hence, further investigation is crucial to obtain a uniform consensus on the diet-BC relationship.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 16(2024), 2 vom: 11. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lalioti, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Verzeletti, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Tiberio, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Gerosa, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Gaudio, Mariangela [VerfasserIn]
Saltalamacchia, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Pastore, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Zambelli, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Santoro, Armando [VerfasserIn]
De Sanctis, Rita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer risk
Dairy product
Hyperinsulinemia
Journal Article
Menopause
Metabolism
Molecular subtypes
Nutrition
Obesity
Review
Soy
Sugar

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Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers16020306

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367452812