What causes breast cancer?
One key approach to reducing your risk of breast cancer is to
eat well. The American Cancer Society advises eating more vegetables, fruits,
and whole grains while eating less red meat (beef, hog, and lamb), meat (bacon,
sausage, luncheon meats, and hot dogs), and sweets. A good diet can help reduce
the chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke, as well as certain
types of cancer.
A nutritious diet can also assist you in achieving and
maintaining a healthy weight. Obesity and being overweight raise the chance of
developing breast cancer. What is less obvious is the relationship between breast
cancer risk and any particular dietary type. Many research on foods and breast
cancer risk have yielded conflicting results, with no clear-cut solutions. This
is what the research says on fat, vitamins, soy, dairy, and sugar.
Fat
Breast cancer is less likely in countries in which the usual
diet is low in total fat, polyunsaturated fat, and saturated fat, according to
numerous research. However, most research that looked at the quantity of fat
consumed by women in the United States found no link between fat consumption
and breast cancer risk. This may be because women in nations with lower rates
of breast cancer have other variations besides the quantity of fat they
consume. These discrepancies could be due to variances in physical exercise,
diet, and genetics.
Supplemental
Vitamins
So far, no research has demonstrated that consuming vitamins
lessens the risk of breast cancer. In the United States, dietary supplements
are not regulated in the same way that medications are; they do not have to be
proven beneficial (or even safe) before being sold, though there are limits on
what they can claim to do. Vitamins and minerals are best obtained from food.
If your take vitamins or are considering starting, you should consult with your
doctor.
Soy
includes chemicals known as isoflavones. Isoflavones mimic
estrogen in the body and may help to protect against hormone-dependent
malignancies. There's really growing evidence that consuming traditional soy
foods like tofu may reduce the risk of cancers of the breast, prostate, or
endometrial (uterine lining), as well as some evidence that it may reduce the
risk of certain other malignancies. This could be because isoflavones can
actually impede the more potent natural estrogens in the blood.
It is unclear if this pertains to foods containing soy
protein isolates or textured vegetable protein derived from soy. Furthermore,
evidence surrounding the effects of consuming soy or isoflavone supplements on
women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer is not as clear.
Dairy
Several early research highlighted concerns about whether
consuming milk from hormone-treated cows increased the chance of developing
breast cancer or other types of cancer. However, subsequent research failed to
discover a clear correlation. At this moment, it is unclear if consuming milk
produced even without hormone treatment poses a cancer risk or even other
health risks.
Sugar
According to popular belief, "sugar feeds cancer."
However, sugar does not cause cancer to grow faster. All cells, especially
cancer cells, rely on glucose (blood sugar) for energy. However, giving cancer
cells more sugar does not cause them to grow faster, and depriving them of
sugar does not cause them to grow slower.
Consuming a lot of sugar, especially desserts and
sugar-sweetened beverages, can cause weight gain, which might also increase the
risk of breast cancer.
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