Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

Directions for Research

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309078535
eISBN Pdf: 9780309566865
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1983
Month: January
Pages: 87
DDC: 616
Language: English

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Directions for Research
Copyright
Preface
Contents
1 Overview and Major Recommendations
- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH
2 Approach to the Study
3 Diet and the Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS.
4 Epidemiological Methods
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Assessment of Dietary Exposures
  - Types of Epidemiological Study
  - Analysis of Data
5 Laboratory Methods
- METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DIETARY INITIATORS AND MODIFIERS OF CARCINOGENESIS
- METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS ON CARCINOGENESIS.
- METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MARKERS RELATED TO NEOPLASIA IN HUMANS
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Initiators and Modifiers of Carcinogenesis
  - The Effects of Nutrients on Carcinogenesis
  - Markers Related to Neoplasia in Humans
6 Macroconstituents
- FATS
- PROTEIN.
- CARBOHYDRATES
- DIETARY FIBER
- ALCOHOL
- TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
  - General Recommendations for Epidemiological Research
  - General Recommendations for Laboratory Research
  - Specific Recommendations.
    - Fat: Epidemiological Studies
    - Fat: Laboratory Studies
    - Protein: Epidemiological Studies
    - Protein: Laboratory Studies
    - Carbohydrates: Laboratory Studies
    - Calories: Epidemiological Studies
    - Calories: Laboratory Studies
    - Fiber: Epidemiological Studies.
    - Fiber: Laboratory Studies
    - Alcohol: Epidemiological Studies
    - Alcohol: Laboratory Studies
7 Vitamins, Minerals, and Nonnutritive Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis
- VITAMINS, CAROTENES, AND RETINOIDS
  - Vitamin A, Carotenes, and Retinoids
  - Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
  - Vitamin E.
- SELENIUM AND OTHER TRACE MINERALS
  - Selenium
  - Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron, Iodine, and Arsenic
- NONNUTRITIVE INHIBITORS OF CARCINOGENESIS
- GENERAL RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
- SPECIFIC RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Vitamin A and Carotenes
  - Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid).
  - Vitamin E
  - Selenium and Other Trace Elements
    - Selenium
    - Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron, Iodine, and Arsenic
  - Nonnutritive Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis
8 Food Additives, Contaminants, Carcinogens, and Mutagens
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
9 Consumer Behavior
- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS
References
Appendix A Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer—Affiliations and Major Research Interests
- CHAIRMAN
- VICE CHAIRMAN
- MEMBERS
- ADVISTOR
- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF
Appendix B Acknowledgments