ADHERENCE TO DIETARY GUIDELINES AND WEIGHT CHANGE IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE TRIAL

To evaluate the adherence to dietary guidelines (ADG) and the effectiveness of the nutritional intervention in terms of body weight change (BWC) in patients with early-stage breast cancer (EBC) undergoing treatment. This prospective study included EBC patients addressed to receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy; eligible patients received a nutrition evidence-based tailored educational intervention by a skilled dietitian. Anthropometric and dietary assessments were performed. ADG was estimated through the validated Med-Diet 14-item questionnaire. Health-Related Quality of Life was analyzed with the EORTC QLQ-C30. Descriptive statistics was adopted. Associations between variables and groups according to nutritional variables were analyzed (Chi-square test). From 2016 to 2018, 204 patients were enrolled (median age 49 years). At baseline, 33.3% of patients were overweight and 22.5% were obese. Furthermore, 47.5% of patients gained ≥5% of their usual weight and 74.5% didn\u0027t perform physical activity. A significant correlation between baseline BMI and tension was observed (p These results suggest that tailored nutritional intervention for women undergoing treatment for EBC may help to improve their ADG and finally to weight control.