An analysis of the eating habits over 33,000 women was used to estimate the impact of dieatary acrylamide intake on breast cancer risk. Acrylamide is found in carbohydrateA sugar monomer, dimer or polymer. Carbohydrates are broken down in cells for energy. Carbohydrates can also be used to modify proteins.-rich foods cooked at high temperatures (i.e. french fries and potato chips). It is also found in cigarette smoke. The results indicate that for this population, acrylamide intake was not associated with breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women. An association was seen between higher consumption of acylamide and breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women but the link was not strong and needs to be investigated further.
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