Dietary index scores and invasive breast cancer risk among women with a family history of breast cancer

Year Published: 2019

Journal

Am J Clin Nutr

Authors

Joshua Petimar Yong-Moon Mark Park Stephanie A Smith-Warner Teresa T Fung Dale P Sandler

Methods

In this study, authors examined the association between adherence to recommended dietary patterns and breast cancer risk. Included in the analysis was the DASH diet, which includes nut consumption.

Key Findings

Key Findings: Higher scores for the DASH diet were associated with 22% reduced invasive breast cancer risk.