Search resultsDiet and cancer
Title
Diet and cancer
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2011
Authors
Journal
Swiss Medical Weekly
Volume
141
Issue
SEPTEMBER
Date published
2011
ISBN
14247860 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, Alcohol Drinking, antioxidant, Antioxidants, asbestos, beta carotene, breast cancer, calorie, cancer, cancer growth, cancer incidence, cancer prevention, carcinogenesis, causal attribution, coffee, colorectal cancer, diet, diet restriction, Dietary Fats, dietary fiber, drinking behavior, fat, fat intake, fruit, glycolysis, human, Humans, ketogenic diet, lifestyle, meat, metabolism, mortality, mutagenesis, mutagenic agent, neoplasm, Neoplasms, nonhuman, nutrition, obesity, oxygen, physical activity, prostate cancer, red meat, review, risk factor, smoking, tea, trace element, vegetable, Vegetables, vitamin, Vitamins
Abstract
Large claims have been made for the effectiveness of particular diets in preventing cancer or inhibiting its progression. However, more recent clinical studies have not confirmed this. Instead it seems that rather than specific dietary constituents, total calories influence cancer incidence and progression. In this review article, we summarise and interpret the available evidence for links between diet and cancer.