MEASUREMENTS TO BREAST CANCER IN A SELECT GROUP OF EGYPTIAN WOMEN 13 Relationship of Diet and Anthropometric Measurements to Breast Cancer in a Select Group of Egyptian Women

The results show that this group of women has dietary habits similar to a “western” diet of high fat, high simple carbohydrates and low fiber. The Body Mass Index (BMI) of 50% of the group falls in the overweight (above 25) and obese (above 30) regions. Twelve members of the group, or 67%, have waist/hip circumference ratios of 0.73 or above, a factor relating positively to the onset of breast cancer. Four of the subjects (22%) have waist/hip circumference ratios of above 0.80, three of whom have blood relatives with breast cancer.