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Inverse association between dietary and serum conjugated linoleic acid and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

Abstract
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is anticarcinogenic in experimental animal studies. We studied dietary and serum CLA in Finnish patients with breast cancer in 1992-1995. Participants were consecutive women with breast cancer (68 premenopausal and 127 postmenopausal) and population-based control women (75 premenopausal and 133 postmenopausal), matched for age and area of residence. Diet was assessed by a validated food frequency questionnaire and the fatty acid composition of serum by gas-liquid chromatography. In postmenopausal women, dietary CLA, serum CLA, myristic acid, and trans-vaccenic acid were significantly lower in cases than in controls. The odds ratio for breast cancer in the highest quintile vs. the lowest was 0.4 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.2-0.9]for CLA, 0.3 (95% CI = 0.1-0.7) for myristic acid, and 0.3 (95% CI = 0.1-0.7) for trans-vaccenic acid in serum. The odds ratios remained similar after adjustment for known risk factors of breast cancer. A diet composed of CLA-rich foods, particularly cheese, may protect against breast cancer in postmenopausal women, but it is impossible to assess the independent effects of CLA in this study. The findings may be of relevance for food production, inasmuch as it is possible to increase CLA and its precursor trans-vaccenic acid in foods by modifying the feeding of ruminants.
AuthorsA Aro, S Männistö, I Salminen, M L Ovaskainen, V Kataja, M Uusitupa
JournalNutrition and cancer (Nutr Cancer) Vol. 38 Issue 2 Pg. 151-7 ( 2000) ISSN: 0163-5581 [Print] United States
PMID11525591 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Linoleic Acid
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms (blood, etiology)
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cheese
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Diet
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Humans
  • Linoleic Acid (administration & dosage, blood)
  • Meat Products
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Postmenopause
  • Premenopause
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

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