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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Inverse association found between dietary lignan intake and breast density
December 1st, 2005
An inverse association was found between dietary phytoestrogen intake and breast density in a preliminary study. "The influence of dietary phytoestrogens provided by Western diets on mammographic density is not well established," scientists in Germany asserted. "Soy and soy products as a source of isoflavones were found to be inversely associated with high mammographic density, a marker for breast cancer risk." According to G. Nagel and colleagues, "Another class of phytoestrogens, the lignans, which are more frequent in Western diets, are rarely investigated. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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