Association between Mediterranean dietary patterns and cancer risk
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To evaluate the association between diet and cancer risk in Mediterranean countries, data presented from a series of case-control studies conducted in Italy were reviewed. The series comprised over 20,000 cases affecting 20 cancer sites and included 18,000 controls. For most epithelial cancers, risk decreased with increasing vegetable and fruit consumption. Fish and whole grains (but not refined grains) were also favorable diet indicators. Olive oil and other monounsaturated and unsaturated fats were inversely related to cancer risk at several sites. A Mediterranean diet pattern appears to be favorable for a reduced cancer risk, indicating the importance of dietary patterns.
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Several population-based and prospective epidemiological studies have shown that adherence to the Mediterranean diet might have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, several types of cancers, allergic diseases, and Alzheimer and Parkinson's disease.
“Several population-based and prospective epidemiological studies have shown that adherence to the Mediterranean diet might have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, several type of cancers, allergic diseases and, most recently, Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease (7–18).”
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- Authors
- La Vecchia, C.
- Venue
- Nutrition Reviews
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-05
- Volume
- 67
- Pages
- S126-S129
- ISSN
- 0029-6643 (ISSN-L)
- 1753-4887
- OpenAlex
- W2154501339
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 11
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- FWCI
- 8.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nutrition Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Keywords
- Mediterranean diet, cancer risk, dietary habits, vegetable consumption, fruit consumption, fish consumption, whole grains, olive oil, monounsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fat, epithelial cancers, diet and cancer
- MeSH terms
- Olive Oil, Dietary Fiber, Fruit, Humans, Neoplasms, Plant Oils, Risk Factors, Vegetables, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Incidence, Case-Control Studies, Seafood, Micronutrients, Diet, Mediterranean
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