TY - JOUR
T1 - Diet Quality in Patients with Breast Cancer
T2 - Results of a Single Cohort Study in a Midwestern US Population
AU - Khandalavala, Birgit
AU - Carlson, Sarah
AU - Elsayed, Lina
AU - Geske, Jenenne
AU - Krishnamurthy, Jairam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Emerging research underscores the relationship between diet quality in patients with breast cancer and their cardiovascular health. This study examines the role of diet quality in patients post-breast cancer diagnosis in a single cohort in the midwestern United States (US), along with barriers to the adoption of a healthy diet and willingness to change diet. This cross-sectional study surveyed 108 patients with breast cancer. Diet quality was assessed using the Rapid Assessment of Eating in Participants - Shortened version (REAP-S). Participants had an average total REAP-S Score of 28.44 on a scale of 13–39. This score is lower than that of the average omnivorous population of the US and remained so as time since diagnosis progressed despite participants’ overwhelming willingness to make changes toward a better quality diet. Several key barriers to healthier eating were identified, including unpredictable schedules and time constraints. Subaverage diet quality scores suggest that breast cancer patients elevate their future risk of adverse cardiovascular health and underscores the necessity for targeting interventions and reducing barriers to enhance diet quality.
AB - Emerging research underscores the relationship between diet quality in patients with breast cancer and their cardiovascular health. This study examines the role of diet quality in patients post-breast cancer diagnosis in a single cohort in the midwestern United States (US), along with barriers to the adoption of a healthy diet and willingness to change diet. This cross-sectional study surveyed 108 patients with breast cancer. Diet quality was assessed using the Rapid Assessment of Eating in Participants - Shortened version (REAP-S). Participants had an average total REAP-S Score of 28.44 on a scale of 13–39. This score is lower than that of the average omnivorous population of the US and remained so as time since diagnosis progressed despite participants’ overwhelming willingness to make changes toward a better quality diet. Several key barriers to healthier eating were identified, including unpredictable schedules and time constraints. Subaverage diet quality scores suggest that breast cancer patients elevate their future risk of adverse cardiovascular health and underscores the necessity for targeting interventions and reducing barriers to enhance diet quality.
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U2 - 10.1080/01635581.2024.2433812
DO - 10.1080/01635581.2024.2433812
M3 - Article
C2 - 39641762
AN - SCOPUS:85210913742
SN - 0163-5581
VL - 77
SP - 380
EP - 388
JO - Nutrition and cancer
JF - Nutrition and cancer
IS - 3
ER -