Higher diet‐dependent acid load is associated with risk of breast cancer: Findings from the sister study

Dietary factors that contribute to chronic low‐grade metabolic acidosis have been linked to breast cancer risk, but to date no epidemiologic study has examined diet‐dependent acid load and breast cancer. We used data from 43,570 Sister Study participants who completed a validated food frequency questionnaire at enrollment (2003–2009) and satisfied eligibility criteria. The Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) score was used to estimate...