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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Metabolic Syndrome in BRCA Mutation Carriers.
Integrative cancer therapies - 1 Mar 2018
Bruno Eleonora, Manoukian Siranoush, Venturelli Elisabetta, Oliverio Andreina, Rovera Francesca, Iula Giovanna, Morelli Daniele, Peissel Bernard, Azzolini Jacopo, Roveda Eliana, Pasanisi Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance is associated with higher breast cancer (BC) penetrance in BRCA mutation carriers. Metabolic syndrome (MetS), an insulin resistance syndrome, can be reversed by adhering to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet). In a dietary intervention trial on BRCA mutation carriers, we evaluated adherence to the MedDiet, and the association with the MetS, by analyzing data from the Mediterranean Diet...
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