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Review
. 2001 Feb;12(1):5-10.
doi: 10.1097/00041433-200102000-00002.

Dietary fats and cancer

P L Zock  1
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Review

Dietary fats and cancer

P L Zock. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2001 Feb.

Abstract

The present review addresses the evidence for a possible link between dietary fat and cancer. International comparisons suggest that a high-fat diet may increase cancer risk, and this hypothesis is supported by animal experiments. However, epidemiological studies within populations show little or inconsistent associations. Taken together, the available evidence for a relation between dietary fat and cancer is weak.

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