ArticleBMC public health2014
Consumption of sweet foods and mammographic breast density: a cross-sectional study.
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- Dietary Patterns, Dietary Interventions, and Mammographic Breast Density: A Systematic Literature Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Breast self-examination among female medical students at Damascus University: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Pro-Vegetarian Food Patterns and Cancer Risk among Italians from the Moli-Sani Study Cohort.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and breast composition in a longitudinal study of Chilean girls.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2022Article
- Effects of High-Fructose DietJournal of obesity and chronic diseases · 2021Article
- Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and incidence of breast cancer: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) Project.European journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- Evaluation of Antioxidant Intakes in Relation to Inflammatory Markers Expression Within the Normal Breast Tissue of Breast Cancer Patients.Integrative cancer therapies · 2017Article
- Is vegetarian diet associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women?BMC public health · 2017Article
- The potential contribution of dietary factors to breast cancer prevention.European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) · 2017Review
- Dairy intake in relation to breast and pubertal development in Chilean girls.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe increasing consumption of sugar worldwide seems to lead to several health problems, including some types of cancer. While some studies reported a positive association between sweet foods intake and breast cancer risk, little is known about their relation to mammographic density (MD), a strong breast cancer risk factor. This study examined the association of sweet foods and drinks intake with MD among 776 premenopausal and 779 postmenopausal women recruited at mammography.
methodsA food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess intake of sweet foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and spoonsful of sugar added. Percent and absolute breast density were estimated using a computer-assisted method. Multivariate generalized linear models were used to evaluate associations. All models were adjusted for potential confounders, including age and body mass index.
resultsFor increasing quartiles of sugar-sweetened beverages intake, adjusted-mean absolute density was respectively 32, 34, 32 and 36 cm2 among all women (P(trend) = 0.040) and 43, 46, 44 and 51 cm2 among premenopausal women (P(trend) = 0.007). For increasing quartiles of sweet foods intake, adjusted-mean percent density was respectively 16, 16, 17 and 19% among postmenopausal women (P(trend) = 0.036). No association was shown between intake of spoonsful of sugar added and MD.
conclusionOur results suggest that an increase in sweet foods or sugar-sweetened beverage intake is associated with higher MD.
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