SynthesisNutrients2022
Dietary Patterns, Dietary Interventions, and Mammographic Breast Density: A Systematic Literature Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Adolescent Dietary Intake and Breast Cancer in Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Role of micronutrients, phytochemicals, and lipid metabolism in mammary gland development, lactation efficiency, and breast cancer risk.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Assessing the Role of Lifestyle in Modulating Serum IGF-1 and Association with Breast Cancer Risk among Palestinian Women in the Gaza Strip: A Case-Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026Article
- Association between breastfeeding, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk: a review.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Review
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- Promising Effects ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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10 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer (BC) is the most common and deadliest malignancy among women. High mammographic breast density (MBD) is an established modifiable risk marker for BC, and it is of interest, for prevention purposes, to consider lifestyle factors that may modulate both MBD and BC risk. Here, we conducted a systematic review of the most up-to-date evidence on the association between diet as a whole and MBD.
methodsWe considered as eligible for inclusion in our review (PROSPERO registration code CRD42022335289) the studies published until 31 December 2021, that reported on the association between a priori or a posteriori dietary patterns (in observational studies) or dietary interventions (in randomized controlled trials) and MBD.
resultsIn total, twelve studies were included. MBD tended to be inversely associated with adherence to dietary patterns characterized by high consumption of plant-based foods and low in meat, animal fats, and alcohol, defined both a priori (e.g., Mediterranean diet and WCRF/AICR guidelines) or a posteriori (e.g., "fruit-vegetable-cereal" and "salad-sauce-pasta/grains" patterns). Findings from intervention studies were in fair agreement with those from observational studies.
conclusionsWhile further studies are needed, we found suggestive evidence that the adoption of a healthy diet is associated with lower MBD.
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