SynthesisAging2021
Strong association between the dietary inflammatory index(DII) and breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dietary inflammatory index and the risk of colorectal adenomas and cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Nutrition journal · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for breast cancer: an umbrella review of observational cohort studies and causal relationship analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between the dietary inflammatory index and infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Association between pro-inflammatory diet and liver cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and breast cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Association between dietary inflammatory index and oral cancer risk: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Inflammatory Potential of Diet and Breast Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Association Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- The association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and breast cancer risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- The dietary inflammatory index is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- A cohort study on the association of dietary inflammatory index and a posteriori dietary patterns with lung cancer risk.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Hormone-associated dietary patterns and premenopausal breast cancer risk.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
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- Association between dietary inflammatory index and all-cause mortality risk in adults with coronary heart disease in the United States.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Epidemiological breast cancer prediction by country: A novel machine learning approach.PloS one · 2024Article
- The relationship between dietary inflammatory potential and cancer outcomes among cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.Translational oncology · 2023Article
- The Relationship Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and All-Cause, Cardiovascular Disease-Related, and Cancer-Related Mortality.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
The association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and breast cancer risk has been widely reported in recent years, but there is still controversy about whether a pro-inflammatory diet is a risk factor for breast cancer. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between the DII and breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women. We comprehensively searched PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library in January 2021 to identify articles reporting an association between the DII and breast cancer risk. A pooled analysis was conducted with 14 studies covering 312,885 participants. Overall, women in the most pro-inflammatory diet category were at greater risk for breast cancer than those in the most anti-inflammatory category (relative risk [RR]=1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.17-1.60, P<0.001). This association was strong in both pre-menopausal women (RR=1.87, 95% CI 1.17-2.99, P=0.001) and post-menopausal women (RR=1.23, 95% CI 1.08-1.40, P<0.001). Thus, a strong and independent association was observed between a pro-inflammatory diet (assessed using the DII score) and breast cancer risk, irrespective of menopausal status. Further studies will be required to determine the relationship between a pro-inflammatory diet and different subtypes of breast cancer.
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