The
dietary intake data for these analyses were based on the 1-y
period preceding the baseline assessment. To the extent that diet
has changed or it is diet during other potentially critical periods of
life, such as puberty, that are important, these analyses become
less meaningful. In addition, several studies have evaluated raw
vegetable intakes and found them to be inversely related to breast
cancer risk (48). However, the CTS dietary assessment did not
separate cooked from raw vegetables; therefore, if a separate
dietary pattern characterized by raw, as opposed to cooked,
vegetable intake were present, we would not have been able to
distinguish it here