[HTML][HTML] Diet quality is associated with the risk of estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer in postmenopausal women
TT Fung, FB Hu, ML McCullough, PK Newby…�- The Journal of�…, 2006 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence suggests that diet quality indices may serve as prognostic indicators of
disease. However, the ability of these indices to predict breast cancer risk has not been
evaluated previously. We assessed the association between several diet quality scores and
the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The indices we used were the Healthy
Eating Index (HEI), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), Diet Quality Index-Revised (DQI-
R), Recommended Food Score (RFS), and the alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMed)�…
disease. However, the ability of these indices to predict breast cancer risk has not been
evaluated previously. We assessed the association between several diet quality scores and
the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The indices we used were the Healthy
Eating Index (HEI), Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), Diet Quality Index-Revised (DQI-
R), Recommended Food Score (RFS), and the alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMed)�…