Practical and Common-Sense Breast Cancer Dietary Tips 1. Avoid
trans-fats Avoid consumption of processed foods, which is the
main source of industrially produced trans-fatty acid. An
increased intake of trans-fatty acids may raise the risk of
breast cancer by 75 percent, suggest the results from the French
part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and
Nutrition. Women with breast cancer have higher levels of trans
fats in their bodies than other women, suggesting–but not
proving–that eating trans may raise the risk of the disease,
says a new report from the European Community Multi-center Study
on Antioxidants, Myocardial Infarction, and Breast Cancer.
Scientists at the national scientific research center at the
University of Paris in France, discovered the link between
trans-fats and breast cancer after carrying out a study of women
taking part in a large European cancer trial. The team found
that women with the highest blood levels of trans-fats had about
twice the risk of breast cancer com