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Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309032803
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309567923
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1982
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 493
  • DDC: 616
  • Language: English

Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, this book provides the most authoritative assessment yet of the relationship between dietary and nutritional factors and the incidence of cancer. It provides interim dietary guidelines that are likely to reduce the risk of cancer as well as ensure good nutrition.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • 1 Executive Summary
  • 2 Cancer: Its Nature and Relationship to Diet
  • 3 Methodology<br> Section A - The Relationship Between Nutrients and Cancer
  • 4 Total Caloric Intake
  • 5 Lipids (Fats and Cholesterol)
  • 6 Protein
  • 7 Carbohydrates
  • 8 Dietary Fiber
  • 9 Vitamins
  • 10 Minerals
  • 11 Alcohol<br> Section B - The Role of Nonnutritive Dietary Constituents
  • 12 Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
  • 13 Mutagens in Food
  • 14 Additives and Contaminants
  • 15 Inhibitors of Carcinogenisis<br>Section C - Patterns of Diet and Cancer
  • 16 Cancer Incidence and Mortality
  • 17 The Relationship of Diet to Cancer at Specific Sites
  • 18 Assessment of Risk to Human Health
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests
  • Index

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