Global scientific research on diet, nutrition, physical activity and breast cancer was gathered and analysed by a research team at Imperial College London, UK, and then independently assessed by a panel of leading international scientists.
The report from World Cancer Research Fund reviewed evidence from 119 studies from around the world.
The studies examined more than 12 million women and over 260,000 cases of breast cancer.
Key findings for premenopausal breast cancer
There is strong evidence that:
Key findings for postmenopausal breast cancer
There is strong evidence that:
Much of the new evidence reviewed in this report relates to body fatness (including body fatness in young adulthood), adult weight gain, alcohol and vigorous physical activity.
Source: World Cancer Research Fund
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