American Journal of Life Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015

  • Healthy Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer: A Review of Current Data

    Zahra Bahadoran, Zeinab Karimi, Somayeh Abedini

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, March 2015
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: 12 November 2014
    Accepted: 14 November 2014
    Published: 22 November 2014
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Cancer
    Abstract: There is growing evidence that healthy dietary patterns including Mediterranean, prudent, traditional and plant-food based dietary patterns could have favorable effects in breast cancer prevention but there are inconsistencies in this regard. In the current study we reviewed the current evidences in relation to healthy dietary patterns and the risk... Show More
  • The Association of Meat Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case Control Study in a Population of Iranian Women

    Zeinab Karimi, Zahra Bahadoran, Anahita Houshiar-rad, Hamid-Reza Mirzayi, Bahram Rashidkhani

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, March 2015
    Pages: 6-11
    Received: 12 November 2014
    Accepted: 14 November 2014
    Published: 22 November 2014
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition and Cancer
    Abstract: Objective: Epidemiologic data do not provide consistent evidence for an association between consumption of meat and breast cancer risk. We conducted a hospital-based case-control study during April and July 2010 among Iranian women to investigate associations between dietary meat intake, its types and breast cancer risk. Methods: One-hundred consec... Show More