Dairy, soy, and risk of breast cancer: Those confounded milks

International Journal of Epidemiology — Fraser GE, et al. | March 02, 2020

Researchers sought to ascertain the correlations between soy, dairy intakes, and breast cancer risk via following 52,795 North American women, initially free of cancer, for 7.9 years (29.7% were Black) and estimating their dietary intakes from food frequency questionnaires and, for 1,011 calibration study subjects, from six structured 24-h dietary recalls. During the follow-up period, they identified 1,057 new breast cancer cases among the participants (mean age of 57.1 years). The analysis revealed an association of higher intakes of dairy milk with a greater risk of breast cancer when adjusted for soy intake. They suggest practicing caution in viewing current guidelines for dairy milk consumption.

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