{"id":1159,"date":"2020-06-05T03:34:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T03:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpyou.to\/en\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2023-04-30T07:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T07:25:29","slug":"research-associates-intake-of-dairy-milk-with-greater-risk-of-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpyou.to\/en\/research-associates-intake-of-dairy-milk-with-greater-risk-of-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Associates Intake of Dairy Milk with Greater Risk of Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Researchers from Loma Linda University Health found that even relatively moderate amounts of dairy milk consumption can increase women\u2019s risk of breast cancer \u2014 up to 80% depending on the amount consumed. This research was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first author of the paper, Gary E. Fraser, MBChB, Ph.D., said the observational study gives \u201cfairly strong evidence that either dairy milk or some other factor closely related to drinking dairy milk is a cause of breast cancer in women.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsuming as little as 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup of dairy milk per day was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer of 30%,\u201d Fraser said. \u201cBy drinking up to one cup per day, the associated risk went up to 50%, and for those drinking two to three cups per day, the risk increased further to 70% to 80%.\u201d<\/p>\n

Current U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend\u00a0three cups of milk per day. \u201cEvidence from this study suggests that people should view that recommendation with caution,\u201d Fraser said.<\/p>\n

Health Canada is the department of the Government of Canada that is responsible for the country’s federal health policy. \u00a0Past \u201cDietary Guidelines\u201d of Health Canada were also very supportive of drinking milk. Adults were recommended to drink 2 to 3 cups per day, but the \u201cDietary Guidelines\u201d were updated in early 2019 and no longer listed milk as a necessity.<\/p>\n

In the past, there was indeed a voice in the academic world that milk was related to breast cancer. Dietary intakes of nearly 53,000 North American women were evaluated for the study, all of whom were initially free of cancer and were followed for nearly eight years. By the end of the study period, there were 1,057 new breast cancer cases during follow-up. No clear associations were found between soy products and breast cancer. But, when compared to low or no milk consumption, higher intakes of dairy calories and dairy milk were associated with greater risk of breast cancer. \u201cHowever,\u201d Dr. Gary Fraser said, \u201cdairy foods, especially milk, were associated with increased risk, and the data predicted a marked reduction in risk associated with substituting soymilk for dairy milk. This raises the possibility that dairy-alternate milks may be an optimal choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hazardous effect of dairy is consistent with the\u00a0recent AHS-2 report<\/a>\u00a0suggesting that vegans but not lacto-ovo-vegetarians experienced less breast cancer than non-vegetarians.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gary Fraser said the possible reasons for these associations between breast cancer and dairy milk may be the sex hormone content of dairy milk, as the cows are of course lactating, and often about 75% of the dairy herd is pregnant. Breast cancer in women is a hormone-responsive cancer. Further, intake of dairy and other animal proteins in some reports is also associated with higher blood levels of a hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which is thought to promote certain cancers.<\/p>\n

This research confirmed the findings in the book “Your Life In Your Hands: Understanding, Preventing, and Overcoming Breast Cancer, by Prof. Jane Plant”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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