SynthesisFrontiers in nutrition2023
Association between ultra-processed food consumption and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Journal of food science · 2026Pooled it
- Consumption of fast foods and ultra-processed foods and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Global health research and policy · 2025Pooled it
- Ultra-processed foods and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Breast cancer and its determinants in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Ultra-processed food consumption and chronic kidney disease risk: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The Hidden Burden of Water-Binding Additives in Meat Products: Biochemical, Clinical, and Psychosocial Implications.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Review
- Exploring the Connection Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Breast Cancer: From Adiposity to Inflammation and Beyond.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Genetically proxied preference for savoury foods and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Dietary total antioxidant capacity and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Ultra-processed foods consumption and subsequent mortality in a cohort of Black breast cancer survivors.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of breast cancer incidence and death: a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Cancer: Mechanistic Pathways and Public Health Implications.Cancers · 2025Review
- The association between ultra-processed foods intake and the odds of prostate cancer: a case-control study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Association between consumption of ultra processed foods and obesity among Jordanian children and adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the Scientific Literature Between Ultraprocessed Foods and Cancer: A Scientometric Mapping.BioMed research international · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Some epidemiological studies have examined the association between consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) and the risk of breast cancer. However, the results were inconsistent. Therefore, we carried out a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis to examine whether an association exists between high consumption of UPF and breast cancer risk. Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, EBSCO and CNKI databases were systematically searched from inception to May 2023. The summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associated with UPF consumption and breast cancer were calculated using a random-effects model (DerSimonian-Laird method). Heterogeneity between included studies was examined using the Cochran's Results: Overall, six articles involving 462,292 participants, were eligible to be included in this study. Compared to the lowest consumption, highest consumption of UPF was related to a higher risk of breast cancer (RR = 1.10; 95%CI: 1.00-1.22, Conclusion: Our results indicate that higher consumption of UPF is slightly related to a higher risk of breast cancer. Further studies in particular of large prospective cohort studies are warranted to confirm these results.
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