The results are notable because they come from a rigorous test involving 49,000 women over two decades rather than other studies that try to draw health conclusions from observations about how people ate.
"There are certain things we cannot control about breast cancer recurring or developing in the first place," Dr. Elisa Port, director of the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai in New York City, told CBS News."But the very interesting thing about this study is that this shows us there are things we can control things like diet [and] maintaining a healthy body weight."
The study previously showed that there were fewer deaths from all causes among women in the lower fat group who later developed breast cancer. Now, after 20 years, there's also a difference in deaths from that disease. However, only 383 women died of breast cancer, so the benefit in absolute terms was small."Diet is complicated. If somebody is eating more of one food, they're eating less of another," and it's hard to say which change is doing what, Dr.
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