Consumption of Western foods with high dietary glycemic load is associated with breast cancer development, whereas adherence to Mediterranean diet has been linked to a reduced risk. Changing lifestyle can decrease risk of recurrences and mortality. Thus decreasing the weight, improving the diet and promoting lifestyle are among of the most important issues of public health. We evaluated the effects of a specific educational intervention conducted by dietitians, nutritionists physicians, oncologist and sport physician to promote lifestyle in breast cancer survivors.We recruited 100 pts in breast cancer follow up. The intervention program consisted of four meetings once a week including lectures, training sessions and workshops lasting overall a month. Dietary recommendations were provided on the basis of WCRF/AICR guidelines and were modelled on Mediterranean diet. Sport physician recommended adapted physical activity, based on clinical experiences and scientific evidences.Significantly decrease of BMI and waist circumference was observed after 2 and 6 months. Adherence to Mediterranean diet was significantly improved, both in heightening typical Mediterranean foods, both in decreasing consumption of non typical foods. At baseline 63
作者:Concetta, Finocchiaro;Marta, Ossola;Taira, Monge;Maurizio, Fadda;Laura, Brossa;Vilma, Caudera;Antonella, De Francesco
来源:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2016 年 35卷 4期