Does eating dairy foods change a womans risk of breast cancer?
Currently it is unclear if eating dairy foods affects a woman’s risk of breast cancer. Many studies have examined this question in relation to dairy foods in general and to specific dairy foods, but the results of these studies are conflicting. In some studies women who ate large amounts of dairy foods had lower breast cancer risk compared to women who ate small amounts of dairy foods. Other studies showed higher breast cancer risk associated with eating dairy foods, and several studies showed no differences in risk. This problem is complicated by the fact that all of these studies had design limitations. Because of this conflict, no definitive suggestions relative to breast cancer risk can be made regarding dairy foods. The decision to include dairy products in one’s diet should be made based on other nutritional considerations. Why are the results of these studies so varied and inconclusive? Possible reasons for the inconsistency of the results of studies examining the relationship b
