title: Nutrition and cancer.
abstract: Diet can play a key role in the pathogenesis of cancer. Diets high in fat and low in fiber predispose individuals to colon cancer. A high-fat diet is also implicated in breast cancer and prostate cancer. The dietary fat-cancer linkage is supported by epidemiological evidence, animal studies, and prospective trials. The antioxidants vitamin E, ascorbic acid, and beta-carotene have a protective effect and act as antipromoters of carcinogenesis. A diet of less than or equal to 10% of calories from fat and less than or equal to 40 g of fiber daily that includes fruits and vegetables will prevent up to 35% of cancers.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Laboratory, Nashville, TN 37217.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Statland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber