Open AccessProspective study of dietary fat and risk of uterine leiomyomata
Author(s) -
Lauren A. Wise,
Rose G. Radin,
Shiriki Kumanyika,
Edward A. RuizNarváez,
Julie R. Palmer,
Lynn Rosenberg
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.113.073635
Subject(s) - docosapentaenoic acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , docosahexaenoic acid , medicine , prospective cohort study , eicosapentaenoic acid , confounding , incidence (geometry) , physiology , endocrinology , lower risk , gynecology , polyunsaturated fat , fatty acid , biology , saturated fat , confidence interval , cholesterol , biochemistry , physics , optics
Uterine leiomyomata (UL) are the primary indication for hysterectomy and are 2-3 times more common in black than white women. High dietary fat intake has been associated with increased endogenous concentrations of estradiol, a sex steroid hormone that is known to influence UL risk.
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