Back to "breast cancer (OR = 0.92, 95% CI: 0.90-0..."
Strong Support
correlational
Analysis v1
History

Eating more fiber might lower your chances of getting breast cancer, according to a big review of studies.

39
Pro
0
Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

39

Community contributions welcome

39

High and low dietary fiber consumption and cancer risk: a comprehensive umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis involving meta-analyses of observational epidemiological studies

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
2025

Contradicting (0)

0

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Sign up to see full verdict

Source Study

High and low dietary fiber consumption and cancer risk: a comprehensive umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis involving meta-analyses of observational epidemiological studies

Score: 39
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2298772

Similar Assertions

Eating more fiber in your diet might help lower your chances of getting cancer overall, according to a big review of past studies.

39
0
89%

Eating more fiber might lower your chances of getting cancers in your stomach or intestines, according to a big review of past studies.

39
0
88%

Eating more fiber might help people live longer by lowering their chances of dying from cancer.

39
0
84%

The way people report how much fiber they eat affects whether studies find a link between fiber and colorectal cancer. When people use food diaries, a protective link is seen; when they use questionnaires, no significant link is found.

55
0
82%

Adults who consume more dietary fiber, based on detailed food records, have a lower statistical likelihood of developing colorectal cancer compared to those with the lowest fiber intake, even after accounting for other lifestyle and dietary factors.

55
0
82%