Sorry lattes, bye-bye cream pie, cheese it - pizza! I can live
without the higher risk of recurrence if you and I never meet again.
Ice cream, butter, cheese bites, creamy yogurt, sour cream, whole milk - could we live without having one of these yummy things every day? If you're concerned about your risk of breast cancer, then plan on going with low-fat dairy from now on. Switching to low-fat dairy items improves your chances of survival and raises the odds against a recurrence.
A study just published by Kaiser Permanente researchers reveals that breast cancer survivors who consumed at least one serving daily of high-fat dairy products were more likely to succumb to the disease or to have a recurrence than those who followed a low-fat diet. Since dairy milk comes from pregnant cows and because estrogen is concentrated in milk fat, consuming high-fat, whole-milk based products washes your breast tissue in more estrogen than you'll ever need. Estrogen fuels about 88% of all breast tumors. If you are eating a high-fat diet, you are at greater risk for obesity and cancers that are associated with an abundance of body fat. Add to that an overdose of estrogen, and your risk for breast cancer ramps up accordingly.
"Specifically, women consuming one or more servings per day of high-fat dairy had a 64 percent higher risk of dying from any cause and a 49 percent increased risk of dying from their breast cancer during the follow-up period," said lead author Candyce H. Kroenke, a staff scientist with Kaiser Permanente. Her study included data from 1,893 women who were diagnosed with early-stage, invasive breast cancer between 1997 and 2000. The study participants were followed for 6 to 12 years. Bottom line: Research shows a link between consumption of high-fat dairy and breast cancer mortality, but no association with low-fat dairy foods and breast cancer outcomes.
So now, if I cream my coffee, gobble up a pudding, or slurp down a yogurt - it will be low-fat from now on. It may not taste as decadent, it may not seem as silky, but I may be around longer to enjoy other good things.
Ice cream, butter, cheese bites, creamy yogurt, sour cream, whole milk - could we live without having one of these yummy things every day? If you're concerned about your risk of breast cancer, then plan on going with low-fat dairy from now on. Switching to low-fat dairy items improves your chances of survival and raises the odds against a recurrence.
A study just published by Kaiser Permanente researchers reveals that breast cancer survivors who consumed at least one serving daily of high-fat dairy products were more likely to succumb to the disease or to have a recurrence than those who followed a low-fat diet. Since dairy milk comes from pregnant cows and because estrogen is concentrated in milk fat, consuming high-fat, whole-milk based products washes your breast tissue in more estrogen than you'll ever need. Estrogen fuels about 88% of all breast tumors. If you are eating a high-fat diet, you are at greater risk for obesity and cancers that are associated with an abundance of body fat. Add to that an overdose of estrogen, and your risk for breast cancer ramps up accordingly.
"Specifically, women consuming one or more servings per day of high-fat dairy had a 64 percent higher risk of dying from any cause and a 49 percent increased risk of dying from their breast cancer during the follow-up period," said lead author Candyce H. Kroenke, a staff scientist with Kaiser Permanente. Her study included data from 1,893 women who were diagnosed with early-stage, invasive breast cancer between 1997 and 2000. The study participants were followed for 6 to 12 years. Bottom line: Research shows a link between consumption of high-fat dairy and breast cancer mortality, but no association with low-fat dairy foods and breast cancer outcomes.
So now, if I cream my coffee, gobble up a pudding, or slurp down a yogurt - it will be low-fat from now on. It may not taste as decadent, it may not seem as silky, but I may be around longer to enjoy other good things.
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