Dietary inflammatory index and breast cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 76; no. 8; pp. 1073 - 1087
• Main Authors: Hayati, Zahra, Jafarabadi, Mohammad Asghari, Pirouzpanah, Saeed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/499; 692/699/67/1347; Body mass index; Body size; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Case studies; Case-Control Studies; Clinical Nutrition; Developing countries; Diet; Diet - adverse effects; Epidemiology; Female; Health risks; Heterogeneity; Humans; Incidence; Inflammation; Internal Medicine; LDCs; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Menopause; Meta-analysis; Metabolic Diseases; Observational studies; Population studies; Post-menopause; Public Health; Review Article; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Subgroups

This updated meta-analysis sought to determine whether the pro-inflammatory potential of diet is a risk factor for breast cancer (BrCa) development, for the first time focusing on the effects of design heterogeneity. The search was performed using Scopus, PubMed, and Embase databases. Data were extr...