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Comparison of Intake of Animal and Plant Foods and Related Nutrients in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors and Controls
- Source :
- Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 35:15-31
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- This study's objective is to assess differences in dietary intakes in breast cancer survivors (n = 13) and women without a history of breast cancer (controls, n = 71). In a cross-sectional design, intake of foods, food groups, nutrients, and non-nutritive sweeteners was assessed using participant-completed three-day food records. All women were postmenopausal (mean age (SD) 58.5 (±3.8) y, 95% White, 2.4% Asian Pacific, and 2.4% Black). The two groups did not differ in age, energy intake, or body mass index (p > 0.05). Compared to controls, survivors consumed less dairy products, animal protein, total protein, and calcium, but more legumes, noncitrus fruit, and carbohydrates (p ≤ 0.05). Calcium intakes were of particular concern in survivors who consumed an average of 686 mg calcium/d, which is
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Gerontology
Physiology
chemistry.chemical_element
Breast Neoplasms
Calcium
Plant foods
Body Mass Index
Food group
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Breast cancer
Nutrient
Food choice
medicine
Humans
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritionists
Survivors
Survival rate
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Diet
Postmenopause
Survival Rate
Nutrition Assessment
chemistry
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Body mass index
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21551200 and 21551197
- Volume :
- 35
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a041aa7cc8ccfeca5a1dcf16fe1c14e7