Serum antioxidant capacity, biochemical profile and body composition of breast cancer survivors in a randomized Mediterranean dietary intervention study

Abstract

This randomized dietary intervention based on MD managed to ameliorate serum antioxidant capacity, body composition, adherence to MD and glycemic profile of postmenopausal BC survivors.

Obesity, Dietary Factors, Nutrition, and Breast Cancer Risk

“…Beneficial effects of a Mediterranean diet have been noted with regards to decreasing the risk of breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence, while improving overall survival [109, 128–130]. The health-promoting effects of a Mediterranean diet might be explained by its high content of calcium, vitamins, and protein [3].…”

Mediterranean-Style Diet for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cochrane Review

“…The majority of participants were described as at increased cardiovascular risk [33,34,40,42,45,49,50,51,52,56,57,60]. One study recruited women with breast cancer [55], two trials recruited only women [34,55]. The trials were conducted in Spain [45,51], Italy [40,49,56], Greece [33,55], France [60], the UK [42,57], Poland [34], Australia 52], and China [50].…”

“…One study recruited women with breast cancer [55], two trials recruited only women [34,55]. The trials were conducted in Spain [45,51], Italy [40,49,56], Greece [33,55], France [60], the UK [42,57], Poland [34], Australia 52], and China [50]. The duration of the intervention and follow-up periods varied: three months [40,52,56,60], four months [33,34], six months [49,55], one year [42,50,57], two years [45], and up to five years [51].…”

“…The trials were conducted in Spain [45,51], Italy [40,49,56], Greece [33,55], France [60], the UK [42,57], Poland [34], Australia 52], and China [50]. The duration of the intervention and follow-up periods varied: three months [40,52,56,60], four months [33,34], six months [49,55], one year [42,50,57], two years [45], and up to five years [51]. The dietary interventions in the comparison group varied, including low-fat [33,42,45,50,51,52,57,60], the traditional diet of that country [34], national recommendations/disease-specific guidance [49,55], and vegetarian [40,56].…”

“…The methods of random sequence generation were unclear in six of the 13 included studies [33,45,40,52,55,60], and judged at low risk of bias in the remaining seven [34,42,49,50,51,56,57]. The methods of allocation concealment were unclear in 10 studies and at low risk of bias in the remaining three [42,56,57].…”