Breast Cancer and Diet

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in634382.shtml

"...the study finds that women who ate the most carbs had twice the
risk of breast cancer compared to women who ate the least amount."

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com

I knew I'd see a post about this. The researcher interviewed on the Today show
yesterday specifically talked about SUGAR being the possible culprit -- not healthy
carbs. The interviewee also said that it shouldn't even be a headline story because
it's so inconclusive -- they would have to do more careful testing of Mexican women,
whom this "study" was done on. Again, the interviewee stressed that it was the amount
of REFINED SUGAR that women with breast cancer in Mexico ate, not healthy
carbohydrates.

Mary M
325-154-148

"Ray Audette" wrote in message
om...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in634382.shtml

"...the study finds that women who ate the most carbs had twice the
risk of breast cancer compared to women who ate the least amount."

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 08:45:38 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

I knew I'd see a post about this. The researcher interviewed on the Today show
yesterday specifically talked about SUGAR being the possible culprit -- not healthy
carbs. The interviewee also said that it shouldn't even be a headline story because
it's so inconclusive -- they would have to do more careful testing of Mexican women,
whom this "study" was done on. Again, the interviewee stressed that it was the amount
of REFINED SUGAR that women with breast cancer in Mexico ate, not healthy
carbohydrates.

Correct. In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.

I was going to post the discussion section here, but when I went to
the journal article, I did not have to enter my user name and
password, indicating that the article is publicly available.

Here's the link:

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/13/8/1283

If you find you can't get into it, let me know and I'll repost here.

BTW, this is a better study than usual on this type of thing.
Generally they're epidemiological studies, this one was actually a
case control.


Barbara Hirsch, Publisher
OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS
The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development
http://www.obesity-news.com/

"Barbara Hirsch" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 08:45:38 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:
I knew I'd see a post about this. The researcher interviewed on the Today show
yesterday specifically talked about SUGAR being the possible culprit -- not
healthy
carbs. The interviewee also said that it shouldn't even be a headline story
because
it's so inconclusive -- they would have to do more careful testing of Mexican
women,
whom this "study" was done on. Again, the interviewee stressed that it was the
amount
of REFINED SUGAR that women with breast cancer in Mexico ate, not healthy
carbohydrates.
Correct. In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.
I was going to post the discussion section here, but when I went to
the journal article, I did not have to enter my user name and
password, indicating that the article is publicly available.

Here's the link:

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/13/8/1283
If you find you can't get into it, let me know and I'll repost here.

Thanks for the information, Barbara!

Mary

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.

A previous study found an even higher risk This was also reported in
The Harvard Women's Health watch:


BMJ 2001;322:1566 ( 30 June )

News extra

High bone density increases risk of breast cancer
Scott Gottlieb New York



Older women with high bone density are about twice as likely to
develop breast cancer, a new study has found.

These results add to existing evidence that suggests that older women
who have low bone mass have a decreased risk of breast cancer and,
conversely, that higher bone density is associated with increased risk
of breast cancer.

Bone mineral density can be an accurate marker of the body's response
to oestrogen, in that women with higher bone density are thought to be
physiologically more sensitive to the hormone's effects than women
with lower bone density.

Because oestrogens have also been linked to risk of breast cancer,
researchers in this study sought to determine if bone density might
help also to predict the risk of breast cancer in older women.

The study, led by Dr Jane Cauley of the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center, followed the health history of 8905 women who were 65
years or older and without breast cancer.

After six years it found that the women who scored highest on three
types of bone mineral density tests (performed on the bones of the
wrist, arm, and heel) were also more likely to develop breast cancer
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001;93:930-936).

During the six year period a total of 315 women (3.5%) developed
breast cancer.

After adjusting for other risk factors that contribute to breast
cancer, such as age and obesity, the investigators found that the risk
for women with the highest bone density for all three skeletal sites
was 2.7 times greater than that for women with the lowest measurement
of bone density for all three sites.

"The results suggest that bone mineral density is one of the most
powerful predictors of breast cancer, especially advanced breast
cancer, among elderly women," Dr Cauley said.

[ high bone density is an indicator of milk consumption - see any "Got
Milk" ad]
[The 2 studies quoted in the Harvard article gave a higher risk factor
3.5 to 4.5 times over the base line for breast cancer.]

Could bovine estrogens in milk affect the human immune system? Bovine
insulin in milk has been implicated in Juvinile Diabetes- hmmmm.

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.

A previous study found an even higher risk This was also reported in
The Harvard Women's Health watch:


BMJ 2001;322:1566 ( 30 June )

News extra

High bone density increases risk of breast cancer
Scott Gottlieb New York



Older women with high bone density are about twice as likely to
develop breast cancer, a new study has found.

These results add to existing evidence that suggests that older women
who have low bone mass have a decreased risk of breast cancer and,
conversely, that higher bone density is associated with increased risk
of breast cancer.

Bone mineral density can be an accurate marker of the body's response
to oestrogen, in that women with higher bone density are thought to be
physiologically more sensitive to the hormone's effects than women
with lower bone density.

Because oestrogens have also been linked to risk of breast cancer,
researchers in this study sought to determine if bone density might
help also to predict the risk of breast cancer in older women.

The study, led by Dr Jane Cauley of the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center, followed the health history of 8905 women who were 65
years or older and without breast cancer.

After six years it found that the women who scored highest on three
types of bone mineral density tests (performed on the bones of the
wrist, arm, and heel) were also more likely to develop breast cancer
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001;93:930-936).

During the six year period a total of 315 women (3.5%) developed
breast cancer.

After adjusting for other risk factors that contribute to breast
cancer, such as age and obesity, the investigators found that the risk
for women with the highest bone density for all three skeletal sites
was 2.7 times greater than that for women with the lowest measurement
of bone density for all three sites.

"The results suggest that bone mineral density is one of the most
powerful predictors of breast cancer, especially advanced breast
cancer, among elderly women," Dr Cauley said.

[ high bone density is an indicator of milk consumption - see any "Got
Milk" ad]
[The 2 studies quoted in the Harvard article gave a higher risk factor
3.5 to 4.5 times over the base line for breast cancer.]

Could bovine estrogens in milk affect the human immune system? Bovine
insulin in milk has been implicated in Juvinile Diabetes- hmmmm.

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.

A previous study found an even higher risk This was also reported in
The Harvard Women's Health watch:


BMJ 2001;322:1566 ( 30 June )

News extra

High bone density increases risk of breast cancer
Scott Gottlieb New York



Older women with high bone density are about twice as likely to
develop breast cancer, a new study has found.

These results add to existing evidence that suggests that older women
who have low bone mass have a decreased risk of breast cancer and,
conversely, that higher bone density is associated with increased risk
of breast cancer.

Bone mineral density can be an accurate marker of the body's response
to oestrogen, in that women with higher bone density are thought to be
physiologically more sensitive to the hormone's effects than women
with lower bone density.

Because oestrogens have also been linked to risk of breast cancer,
researchers in this study sought to determine if bone density might
help also to predict the risk of breast cancer in older women.

The study, led by Dr Jane Cauley of the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center, followed the health history of 8905 women who were 65
years or older and without breast cancer.

After six years it found that the women who scored highest on three
types of bone mineral density tests (performed on the bones of the
wrist, arm, and heel) were also more likely to develop breast cancer
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001;93:930-936).

During the six year period a total of 315 women (3.5%) developed
breast cancer.

After adjusting for other risk factors that contribute to breast
cancer, such as age and obesity, the investigators found that the risk
for women with the highest bone density for all three skeletal sites
was 2.7 times greater than that for women with the lowest measurement
of bone density for all three sites.

"The results suggest that bone mineral density is one of the most
powerful predictors of breast cancer, especially advanced breast
cancer, among elderly women," Dr Cauley said.

[ high bone density is an indicator of milk consumption - see any "Got
Milk" ad]
[The 2 studies quoted in the Harvard article gave a higher risk factor
3.5 to 4.5 times over the base line for breast cancer.]

Could bovine estrogens in milk affect the human immune system? Bovine
insulin in milk has been implicated in Juvinile Diabetes- hmmmm.

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 08:45:38 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

I knew I'd see a post about this. The researcher interviewed on the Today show
yesterday specifically talked about SUGAR being the possible culprit -- not healthy
carbs. The interviewee also said that it shouldn't even be a headline story because
it's so inconclusive -- they would have to do more careful testing of Mexican women,
whom this "study" was done on. Again, the interviewee stressed that it was the amount
of REFINED SUGAR that women with breast cancer in Mexico ate, not healthy
carbohydrates.

Correct. In the study, the two highest associations to breast cancer
were sucrose intake and obesity.

I was going to post the discussion section here, but when I went to
the journal article, I did not have to enter my user name and
password, indicating that the article is publicly available.

Here's the link:

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/13/8/1283

If you find you can't get into it, let me know and I'll repost here.

BTW, this is a better study than usual on this type of thing.
Generally they're epidemiological studies, this one was actually a
case control.


Barbara Hirsch, Publisher
OBESITY MEDS AND RESEARCH NEWS
The latest in obesity research and weight loss drug development
http://www.obesity-news.com/

I knew I'd see a post about this. The researcher interviewed on the Today show
yesterday specifically talked about SUGAR being the possible culprit -- not healthy
carbs. The interviewee also said that it shouldn't even be a headline story because
it's so inconclusive -- they would have to do more careful testing of Mexican women,
whom this "study" was done on. Again, the interviewee stressed that it was the amount
of REFINED SUGAR that women with breast cancer in Mexico ate, not healthy
carbohydrates.

Mary M
325-154-148

"Ray Audette" wrote in message
om...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in634382.shtml

"...the study finds that women who ate the most carbs had twice the
risk of breast cancer compared to women who ate the least amount."

Ray Audette
Author "NeanderThin"
www.NeanderThin.com