4.2. Lifestyle: Physical Activity Level and Dietary Habits
cardiometabolic diseases, cancer, breast cancer death
CANCER, ADVERSE EFFECT
The 2018 American Physical Activity Guide showed that regular recreational physical activity is associated with a decrease in the risk of breast cancer death and mortality from any other cause [Dietary habits can also play a relevant role in body composition and the risk of cardiometabolic diseases [In our study, although in both groups the consumption of most food groups was in line with the SENC recommendations about a healthy diet, the percentage of volunteers with high adherence to MedDiet decreased from 20.8% to 18.6% during the year of the study, and this was reflected in the frequency of consumption by food groups. In general, the consumption of red and processed meats, fast food, pastries, and soft drinks was higher than the recommendations, and this intake has been linked to an adverse effect on body weight control, cardiovascular risk, and cancer risk, due to their higher caloric intake and their content of saturated fat and cholesterol [Concerning the intake of macro and micronutrients, it was barely modified in the whole sample of volunteers during the year of the study, but it is also worth noting that the dietary intake of Calcium, Zinc, Folic acid and vitamins D, A and E did not cover the recommendations for this age group in the Spanish population [In summary, according to the literature, lifestyle interventions that include an increased level of physical activity and nutritional counselling appear to be useful to improve therapeutic efficacy, limiting drug-induced side effects, including those related to AI [