date:Nov 12, 2012
ears at baseline who participated in the VITamins and Lifestyle Cohort.
For the study, participants completed a food frequency questionnaire in 2000 to 2002 and 772 cases of breast cancer cases were identified during the follow-up.
Women in the highest quintile of total monounsaturated fatty acids were 61 percent more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, compared to those in the lowest quintile. The risk increase was particularly high among those who had highest intake of myristoleic and