The Claim
Moderate adherence to an unhealthful low-fat dietary pattern is associated with an 118% higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer compared to low adherence to the same dietary pattern among middle-aged women in a Mediterranean cohort, over a 12.1-year follow-up period.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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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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Moderate adherence to an unhealthful low-fat dietary pattern is associated with a 118% higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer compared to low adherence in middle-aged women from a Mediterranean cohort, based on a 12.1-year follow-up.
What the research says
1 studyThe 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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