Quantifying dietary acid load in u.s. cancer survivors: an exploratory study using nhanes data

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Of note, the majority of studies focused on DAL as a risk factor in healthy individuals, while few studies addressed the role of DAL in cancer survivors. Data from the Women`s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study suggested that a higher DAL increased total mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality in a cohort of 2950 early stage breast cancer survivors. In light of this mounting evidence, several experts called for adding DAL scores to dietary guidelines for breast cancer survivors. The authors may only speculate why total energy intake was lower in cancer . . .

 



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