We knew they are a pump for the heart, but so far no study has directly linked the consumption of trans fats and the incidence of breast cancer.
The work assessed 353 women with breast cancer. In addition to their medical records, researchers analytical Gauls did they measure levels of Trans fatty acids in blood, and compared with other 702 healthy women. They found that women with higher levels of fats in the blood industry were up to twice as likely as their counterparts of having a tumor.
This type of Trans fats harmful to health (with known cardiovascular effects) are mostly found in processed foods such as pies, pizzas and chips, and other industrial foods. As they highlight in the document, this type of association between diet and cancer has always been controversial. In part because the questionnaires to measure levels of consumption of certain foods are very complex and subject to inaccuracies. Using blood samples, pointing precisely to overcome this obstacle. Following his remarks, experts recognize that the only thing they can do is recommend that people limit consumption of processed and prepared foods, the main source of trans fats in the Western diet.
Industrial Fat Intake Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer