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Women in their 40s to 60s who eat a low-fat diet that’s not very healthy are about twice as likely to get breast cancer after menopause compared to women who follow that same kind of diet less closely, based on a study that followed them for over 12 years.

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The study found that middle-aged women who followed a not-so-healthy low-fat diet had about twice the risk of getting breast cancer after menopause compared to those who followed it less closely, which matches the claim exactly.

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