| Two studies being presented at the American | | | | not only in daughters, but also in granddaughters. The |
| Association for Cancer Research annual give | | | | researchers found that when pregnant female rats |
| interesting insight into how diet and body weight | | | | were fed a high fat diet, their daughters and |
| impact breast cancer risk. | | | | granddaughters had an increased number of terminal |
| Research which looked at cancer diagnoses in 72,007 | | | | end in their mammary glands. They also had a higher |
| women aged 55-74 years highlights the importance | | | | rate of mammary tumors. |
| of maintaining a healthy weight throughout adulthood. | | | | With an estimated lifetime risk of being diagnosed |
| According to the study, women who gained weight | | | | with breast cancer closing in on 1 in 7, finding ways |
| between 20 and 50 years of age had a significantly | | | | that we can help reduce our own risk and that of |
| higher risk of developing breast cancer. In fact, | | | | our daughters and granddaughters is extremely |
| women who gained >5 kg/m2 between age 20 and | | | | exciting and powerful. I have to admit though, that |
| the start of the study had nearly twice the risk of | | | | reading about the second study made me feel a little |
| postmenopausal breast cancer when compared to | | | | sick. While I can work to control my weight going |
| women who maintained or lost weight. | | | | into the future, and help my daughters develop habits |
| Another study looked at the impact of diet during | | | | that will help them do the same, there's nothing I can |
| pregnancy on the development of breast cancer in | | | | do to change what I ate while I was pregnant with |
| daughters and granddaughters. The results of this | | | | my daughters. I also can't help but wonder what my |
| interesting study indicate that eating a high fat diet | | | | mom and grandmother ate while they were pregnant. |
| during pregnancy could increase breast cancer risk | | | | |