Eating foods high in fat during pregnancy increases the risk of breast cancer in the next generation

Pregnant women who eat a high-fat diet may increase their risk of developing breast cancer in later generations.

According to a new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research, a mouse experiment showed that pregnant mice follow a high-fat diet derived from common corn oil leading to genetic changes. significantly increases the risk of breast cancer in three generations of descendants.

Pregnant women tend to consume more fat than non-pregnant women.

The new study shows that there are a number of gene changes in the first and third generations of mice that were fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy, including some related genes. Increasing the risk of breast cancer in women, increasing resistance to cancer treatments, reducing the accuracy of cancer diagnosis and damaging the anti-cancer immune system.

In the study, lab rats were fed the same amount of fat per day a person could consume. This group of mice and the comparison group of mice compared the results were fed equal calorie intake and had equal weight.

Many studies have shown that pregnant women tend to consume more fat than non-pregnant women, especially in the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.

In 2012, there were 1.7 million cases diagnosed with breast cancer in the world, of which 90% did not identify the cause, so the scientists believe that the new study results may be equal to evidence that diet can be a cause .