Does nutrition and diet affect breast cancer risk?
Nutrition and diet may play a role in breast cancer risk. Studies show that there is a much higher incidence of breast cancer in areas with high fat diets (such as the United States) than areas with low-fat diets (such as Japan). In general, women should maintain a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in polyunsaturated fats (such as corn oils, tub margarine) and saturated fats in meats to reduce their risk of breast cancer. However, since several other factors such as genetics, socioeconomic status, and environmental factors are often related to diet, it may be difficult to determine the relative contributions of each factor to overall risk.
