Word: fatted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...years scientists have reported conflicting evidence on whether cutting down on fat in the diet could decrease the risk of breast cancer. The latest: it won't. A huge analysis, pooling data on 340,000 females from four countries, shows no relationship between dietary fat and breast-cancer rates. Even extremely low-fat regimens, with fat providing less than 20% of total calories, did not reduce the cancer risk...
Previous studies which attempted to dispel any links between fat intake and the risk of breast cancer were often criticized for their limited size and scope...
...pooling primary data from seven major prospective studies of dietary fat and breast cancer, we were able to examine diverse populations covering a much wider range of fat intake than possible in any individual study," Hunter said...
...Though fat intake does not seem to affect the risks of breast cancer, researchers cautioned that fats should be avoided for other health reasons...
...Despite the lack of association with breast cancer, there are other good reasons to limit intake of red meat and high fat dairy foods and to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables, including the prevention of colon cancer and heart disease," Hunter said...