There is no longer any question about it. Among other chronic illnesses, consumption of large amounts of ultra-processed items increases rates of breast and prostate cancer, diabetes and obesity. Obesity is a significant risk factor not only for diagnosis of breast cancer, but also for prognosis. Obesity makes everything harder, not just after a breast cancer diagnosis, but even before. At a time when one of every eight American women is now being diagnosed with breast cancer, this is a relevant topic for all of us.

Ultraprocessed products currently make up two-thirds or more of the typical American diet. A major unrecognized risk factor, their consumption worsens breast cancer prognosis, and increases the challenges of cancer treatment. And, despite the glut of available nutrition advice

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