Breast cancer :: High fat diet – high risk of breast cancer

Eating too much food high in fat, such as butter, milk and meat, could put women at a higher risk of breast cancer, according to a paper published today.

Scientists writing in the Lancet medical journal say that the link has until now been hidden by the imprecise way in which scientists collect information on what people eat. Past studies have shown no evidence that women who eat more biscuits, cakes, burgers or other high fat foods are more prone to get breast cancer than others whose fat intake is low.

The new research discovered, however, that women who eat 90g of fat per day have twice the risk of developing breast cancer of those who eat less than 40g of fat per day. 90g of fat is roughly equivalent to two beefburgers, one small packet of crisps, a large bar of milk chocolate and one and a half digestive biscuits.

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