A large study which involved data from 4,888 postmenopausal women evaluated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and breast cancer, and the results were rather alarming.

Postmenopausal women who either did not have metabolic syndrome or who had it for less than three years were not found to be at a higher risk of getting breast cancer; however, women who had metabolic syndrome for three to five years had twice the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. They also discovered that the woman who suffered from high diastolic blood pressure had a higher risk of breast cancer by nearly 2.5 times! Increased triglycerides and glucose were also found to increase risk by about 1.7 times.

While not conclusive, this study highlights how important a healthy heart and low blood pressure are to your overall health.

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“Metabolic Factors May Play A Role In Risk For Breast Cancer” published by ScienceDaily July 8, 2009. Article can be viewed at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132001.htm.

“Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Breast Cancer Risk” by Todd Neale. Published by breastcancer.org
2009-06-30. Can be viewed at http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/new_research/20090630b.jsp.