Title
Consumption of fermented milk products and breast cancer: A case-control study in The Netherlands
Author
van 't Veer, P.
Dekker, J.M.
Lamers, J.W.J.
Kok, F.J.
Schouten, E.G.
Brants, H.A.M.
Sturmans, F.
Hermus, R.J.J.
Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO
Publication year
1989
Abstract
In a case-control study in The Netherlands, we observed a significantly lower consumption of fermented milk products (predominantly yogurt and buttermilk) among 133 incident breast cancer cases as compared to 289 population controls (mean ± SD among users only, 116 ± 100 versus 157 ± 144 g/day; P<0.01). The age-adjusted odds ratio of daily consumption of 1.5 glasses (≥225 g) of fermented milk versus none was 0.50 (95% confidence interval, 0.23-1.08). When fermented milk was entered as a continuous variable (per g) in either age-adjusted or multivariate analysis, the odds ratio expressed per 225 g was 0.63 (multivariate-adjusted 95% confidence interval, 0.41-0.96). After multivariate adjustment for intake of fat and other confounders, a statistically significant decrease in breast cancer risk was also observed for increasing intake of Gouda cheese. The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio expressed per 60 g of this fermented product was 0.56 (95% confidence interval, 0.33-0.95). For daily intake of milk, no statistically significant differences were observed between cases and controls. These results support the hypothesis that high consumption of fermented milk products may protect against breast cancer.
Subject
milk
breast cancer
cheese
controlled study
diet
fat intake
female
fermentation
human
major clinical study
milk product
priority journal
Animal
Breast Neoplasms
Cheese
Cohort Studies
Dairy Products
Diet
Female
Fermentation
Human
Menarche
Milk
Netherlands
Pregnancy
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Yogurt
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TNO identifier
230801
ISSN
0008-5472
Source
Cancer Research, 49 (14), 4020-4023
Document type
article