Dietary compared with blood concentrations of carotenoids and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 356 - 363
• Main Authors: Aune, Dagfinn, Chan, Doris SM, Vieira, Ana Rita, Navarro Rosenblatt, Deborah A, Vieira, Rui, Greenwood, Darren C, Norat, Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD American Society for Nutrition 01.08.2012; American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
• Subjects: beta Carotene - administration & dosage; beta Carotene - blood; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - etiology; Carotenoids - administration & dosage; Carotenoids - blood; Cryptoxanthins; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fruit; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Lutein - administration & dosage; Lutein - blood; Lycopene; Meta-analysis; Nutrition research; Pigments; Risk Factors; Systematic review; Vegetables; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Xanthophylls - administration & dosage; Xanthophylls - blood; Zeaxanthins; Human; Mammary gland diseases; Breast disease; Risk factor; Breast cancer; Malignant tumor; Review; Concentration; Carotenoid; Comparative study; Blood; Cancer

Measurement errors in the dietary assessment of fruit and vegetable intake may attenuate associations with breast cancer risk and might explain the weak associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Carotenoid concentrations in blood are biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake; however, no system...