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Fat and cancer.

K K Carroll, L M Braden, J A Bell

    Cancer
    |October 15, 1986
    PubMed
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    High-fat diets increase cancer risk, particularly for breast, colon, and pancreas. Reducing dietary fat intake is recommended to lower cancer mortality rates.

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    Area of Science:

    • Oncology
    • Nutritional Science
    • Epidemiology

    Background:

    • High-fat diets are linked to increased cancer risk at multiple sites, including breast, colon, and pancreas.
    • Dietary fats have varying effects: polyunsaturated vegetable oils promote tumorigenesis, while saturated and fish oils are less impactful or inhibitory.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the role of dietary fat composition and quantity in cancer promotion.
    • To explore the impact of dietary fat reduction on established tumorigenesis.

    Main Methods:

    • Experimental studies using animal models with varying dietary fat compositions.
    • Epidemiologic data analysis correlating dietary fat intake with cancer mortality in humans.
    • Intervention study involving dietary fat reduction after tumor promotion.

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    Main Results:

    • A diet high in fat (40% of calories), typical of the American diet, enhanced mammary tumorigenesis in animal models.
    • Reducing dietary fat to 10% of calories after 9-10 weeks inhibited subsequent tumor development.
    • Human cancer mortality correlates more strongly with total dietary fat than with fat unsaturation.

    Conclusions:

    • Dietary fat acts as a promoter in tumorigenesis, though mechanisms require further elucidation.
    • Reducing overall dietary fat intake is a viable strategy to decrease cancer mortality.
    • Dietary fat recommendations should consider total fat content over specific fatty acid profiles for cancer prevention.