Posted on 08/18/2005 2:40:21 PM PDT by churchillbuff
Very young children who eat French fries frequently have a much higher risk of breast cancer as adults, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
A study of American nurses found that one additional serving of fries per week at ages three to five increased breast cancer risk by 27 percent.
"Researchers are finding more evidence that diet early in life could play a role in the development of diseases in women later in life," said Dr. Karin Michels, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School, who led the study.
"This study provides additional evidence that breast cancer may originate during the early phases of a woman's life and that eating habits during that phase may be particularly important to reduce future risk of breast cancer."
For their study, Michels and colleagues used an ongoing survey of female registered nurses. They studied 582 women with breast cancer and 1,569 women free of breast cancer in 1993.
Writing in the International Journal of Cancer, the researchers said they looked at the women's diets and at questionnaires filled out by the mothers of the participants.
One risk factor for breast cancer stood out: women whose mothers who said their daughters ate French fries had a higher risk of breast cancer. This increased 27 percent for each weekly serving reportedly eaten.
"These data have to be interpreted cautiously since the observed association between consumption of French fries and breast cancer is dependent on the validity of the maternal recall of the diet," said Michels.
"Mothers were asked to recall their daughter's preschool diet after the participants' breast cancer status was known and it is possible that mothers of women with breast cancer recalled their daughter's diet differently than mothers of healthy women," she added.
"Other foods perceived as less healthy such as hot dogs or ice cream however, were not associated with breast cancer risk."
A high-fat diet has been linked with breast cancer, which affects more than 200,000 U.S. women a year and is expected to kill 40,000 this year.
What's next!
How the heck did they find kids who never ate fries?
Wow, more evidence that a high-fat diet may not be good for you. Fascinating. Fries wit dat?
This is so idiotic, it doesn't pass the smell test.
Somehow I doubt that they controlled for adult weight. It's well established that being even slightly overweight significantly increases breast cancer risk, and I have to think that most girls who were raised in a family that started feeding them french fries on a very regular basis as preschoolers, didn't grow up to be slim and trim.
Probably "kids who eat burritos are more likely to have heartburn".
My little furry four-legged kid (wire-haired dachshund/cocker/poodle/lhasa apso) loves fries. Getting him off them is going to be a real trip.
Here we thought it was second hand smoke.
I'm confused...is it the potato or the oil? How on Earth can they have come up with this?
I've come to the conclusion the only sure-fire way to avoid cancer is to stop eating, stay inside, don't drink anything and FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T BREATH THE AIR!!
True..with nearly all mothers nursing nowadays..what hasn't been really studied are the effects of what the mothers are passing to their kids via breastmilk...If the mom had a bad diet, or smoked, or drank for years, or dabbled in drugs....just because you stop when you find out you're preggers doesn't mean all is gonna be OK for the child....
Frankly, I think bras contribute to diseases. Women are not able to expand their lungs to their full capacity.
How do they know if there is not another factor related to eating more fries and cancer? Like bad diet in general and actual cause not being the fries?
This just in: 100% of all people who breath air die.
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