Comparisons of food intake between breast cancer patients and controls in Korean women
| Autor: | Yeong-Seon Hong, Mi-Kyung Sung, Eun-Young Kim, Hae-Myung Jeon, Chung-Ja Sung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Vitamin
Food intake Nutrition and Dietetics Antioxidant Vitamin C business.industry Vitamin E medicine.medical_treatment Retinol Physiology antioxidant vitamin medicine.disease chemistry.chemical_compound soy Breast cancer Nutrient chemistry fat Medicine vegetable Food science business Food Science Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Nutrition Research and Practice |
| ISSN: | 2005-6168 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to compare food intakes between Korean breast cancer patients and a healthy control group. We compared the intake of nutrients of 117 food items between Korean breast cancer patients (n=97) and age matched healthy controls (n=97). Nutrient intake was estimated using a quantitative food frequency questionnaire. The mean caloric intake of breast cancer patients and healthy controls was not significantly different. Breast cancer patients consumed significantly less fat and antioxidant nutrients such as vitamin A, retinol, β-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E when compared to the control subjects. Among the food items, the intake of eggs (p |
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