POTENTIAL IMPACT OF A MEDITERRANEAN DIET-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION WITHIN A LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION STUDY (LIBRE 1) ON FATTY ACID PROFILES IN ERYTHROCYTES
Seethaler, B.; Basrai, M.; Schweinlin, A.; Yahiaoui-Doktor, M.; Engel, C.; Halle, M.; Kiechle, M.; Lehnert, K.; Vetter, W.; Bischoff, S. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2017 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction: Women with pathogenic BRCA 1/2 mutations have a 60 – 80% lifetime risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Both incidence and prognosis might be modulated by lifestyle, physical activity and nutrition. It has been shown that the “Mediterranean Diet” (MD) reduces the risk of cancer mortality, e.g. in breast cancer. Several meta-analyses and prospective studies indicate that a high dietary intake of omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids (FA), combined with a low intake of n-6-FA, decreases cancer-associated pathogenic conditions. The main component of olive oil, the n-9-oleic acid, shows antioxidant and cardioprotect…
