Researchers study the dietary patterns of women ranging from the level of students, college students, career women, to housewives and are associated with increased inflammation in the body.
The results showed that women who regularly ate certain foods in an inflammatory dietary pattern were more likely to develop breast cancer before menopause, compared with women who ate a wide variety of foods.
The inflammatory diet is a diet low in vegetables and fruits, high in sugar, likes the consumption of soft drinks, carbohydrates, red and processed meats, and margarine, says researcher Karin B. Michels, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health.
Eating these foods has been linked to higher levels of risk in the emergence of inflammation in the body, says Michels.
"Our results suggest that the habit of eating certain foods can promote chronic inflammation in the body when consumed during adolescence or young adulthood and may increase the risk of breast cancer in young women before menopause," Michels said in a statement.