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ArticleJournal of cancer prevention2026

Methionine Intake, Dietary Acid Load, and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-control Study.

Alvaro L Ronco, Wilner Martínez-López, Maximilian A Storz

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Alvaro L RoncoDepartment of Medical Records, National Cancer Institute of Uruguay, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6328-1482
Wilner Martínez-LópezGenetics Department and Biodosimetry Service, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-4231
Maximilian A StorzDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Center for Complementary Medicine, Freiburg Medical Center - Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-0301

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Abstract

Limited epidemiologic evidence links cancer risk to dietary acid load and methionine intake. Acid stress and metabolic acidosis are closely related to cancer development. Methionine is the main acidogenic amino acid and exerts epigenetic influences. We recently reported preliminary results on dietary acid load, methionine intake, and breast cancer risk. Therefore, both variables deserve further epidemiologic analysis. We revisited a Uruguay-based case-control study (572 cases/2,294 matched controls); women were recruited from 4 central hospitals, and all were interviewed using a specific questionnaire. Food-derived nutrients were calculated from available databases. Dietary acid load was estimated based on a validated formula: the potential renal acid load (PRAL) score. OR was estimated by logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. We found significant, direct associations between the breast cancer risk and PRAL (OR = 3.33) and methionine intake (OR = 5.87). Trends were significant (

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Breast neoplasmsDietary acid loadMethioninePotential renal acid load

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PMCPMC12884661

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