Breast Cancer: Teen Fruit Consumption Linked to Lower Risk

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Breast Cancer: Teen Fruit Consumption Linked to Lower Risk


An apple a day may do more than keep the doctor away: A new study looking at fruit and vegetable consumption in teenagers and young adults links higher fruit intake with a lower risk for breast cancer.
In an analysis of prospective data from the Nurses’ Health Study II cohort, the consumption of 2.9 servings of fruit per day during adolescence was associated with a 25% reduced risk for breast cancer compared with the consumption of 0.5 servings of fruit daily.
The finding, reported in article published online May 11 in theBMJ by Maryam S. Farvid, PhD, from the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues adds to a growing body of literature suggesting the importance of food choices during adolescence. Earlier this year, Dr Farvid and teamreported that women in the highest quintile of fiber intake during early adulthood had a relative risk for breast cancer of 0.81 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.72 – 0.91) compared with women in the lowest quintile of fiber intake.
That study also analyzed data from women in the Nurses’ Health Study II cohort. Women who consumed high levels of fiber during adolescence had a 24% reduced risk of developing breast cancer before menopause compared with those who ate low levels of fiber, and the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer was reduced by 16% in the high-fiber group.
BMJ. Published online May 11, 2016. Article full text, Editorial full text

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