Association of different types of dietary fatty acids with breast cancer,a case-control study

It is reported that dietary fatty acids maybe associated with breast cancer (BC)risk. This study aimed to investigate theassociation between intake of differenttypes of fatty acids with BC risk inIranian women.This case-control study carried out on۱۸۰ patients with breast cancer and ۳۶۰healthy individuals as the control groupin Tehran, Iran. Data on anthropometricmeasurements, physical activity, alcoholconsumption, and smoking werecollected. The amounts of intake ofcalorie, macronutrients, and differenttypes of dietary fats including total fat,cholesterol, saturated fatty acids (SFAs),mono unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs),poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs),omega-۳ fatty acids, and omega-۶ fattyacids were assessed using foodfrequency questionnaire (FFQ).

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Breast Cancer ، Omega-۶ fatty acids ، omega-۳ fatty acids