Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study
Mahmoud, W., Hammad, D., Azmy, O., El Shebini, S., Ahmed, N., Tantawy, I., Tawfik, H., Gomaa, M., Kamel, M., Abu-Elghait, M., Yousef, W. (2024). Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study. EKB Journal Management System, 19(2), 44-56. doi: 10.21608/ejnh.2024.384583
Walaa S. H. Mahmoud; Doaa Y. Hammad; Osama Azmy; Salwa M. El Shebini; Nihad H. Ahmed; Ibrahim Tantawy; Hanaa Tawfik; Mohammed M. M Gomaa; Mahmoud M. Kamel; Mohammed Abu-Elghait; Walaa Yousef. "Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study". EKB Journal Management System, 19, 2, 2024, 44-56. doi: 10.21608/ejnh.2024.384583
Mahmoud, W., Hammad, D., Azmy, O., El Shebini, S., Ahmed, N., Tantawy, I., Tawfik, H., Gomaa, M., Kamel, M., Abu-Elghait, M., Yousef, W. (2024). 'Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study', EKB Journal Management System, 19(2), pp. 44-56. doi: 10.21608/ejnh.2024.384583
Mahmoud, W., Hammad, D., Azmy, O., El Shebini, S., Ahmed, N., Tantawy, I., Tawfik, H., Gomaa, M., Kamel, M., Abu-Elghait, M., Yousef, W. Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 19(2): 44-56. doi: 10.21608/ejnh.2024.384583

Dietary vitamins intake and obesity among breast cancer females, Egypt: A case-control study

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health
Volume 19, Issue 2, July 2024, Page 44-56  XML PDF (3.3 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejnh.2024.384583
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Authors
Walaa S. H. Mahmoud email 1; Doaa Y. Hammad1; Osama Azmy1; Salwa M. El Shebini1; Nihad H. Ahmed1; Ibrahim Tantawy2; Hanaa Tawfik1; Mohammed M. M Gomaa3; Mahmoud M. Kamel4; Mohammed Abu-Elghait5; Walaa Yousef1
1National Research Centre, Egypt.
2Faculty of Science, Menoufia University. Egypt.
3National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. Egypt.
4Bahyea Centre for early detection and Cancer treatment.
5Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University. Egypt.
Abstract
The incidence rate of breast cancer (BC) varies greatly worldwide. Vitamins are essential nutrients for human metabolism, taking part in an essential function; enhance immune response, alleviate oxidative stress, inhibit angiogenesis, and induce apoptosis. Obesity is associated with an increased breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women and may contribute to worse outcome. The study aims to:a) explore a relation between daily vitamins intake and BC risk in a sample of Egyptian women, b) study the associations between obesity and breast cancer risk. This is a case-control study, where 222 women were divided into three groups, Group 1a:  83 malignant tumor lesion group, Group 1b: 54 women diagnosed with benign lesion, and Group 2: 85 healthy control women. Relevant anthropometric measurements, 24 dietary recalls and food frequency were reported. Result, showed that, body mass index, weight, waist and hip circumference, were all significantly higher among benign and BC patients compared to controls (p≤0.0001).Data revealed very low daily intake of vitamin D, C, folic acid and pantothenic acid with significant differences between the three groups.The daily intake of vitamins A and E reached the RDA in BC patients with a significant difference between groups; however, the difference was not significant for vitamin E. Vitamins B daily intake reported high levels especially for B12. The results showed that weight, BMI, waist, and hip circumference were all significantly higher in both the benign tumor group and the BC group compared to the healthy control group. The results suggested that maintaining a healthy weight and consuming a diet rich in vitamin C, D, folic acid, and pantothenic acid can help lower the risk of BC.
Keywords
Dietary Vitamins; breast cancer; benign; malignant; obesity; Egyptian women
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