Fatty food diet ‘can double risk of breast cancer’

WOMEN who eat too much fat greatly increase the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.

Fatty food diet ‘can double risk of breast cancer’

Those who eat more than 90 grammes of fat daily are twice as likely to develop the disease as those who consume less than 40 grammes.

The discovery emerged after the diet of more than 13,000 women taking part in a major cancer investigation was closely watched.

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