Childhood energy intake and cancer mortality in adulthood.
A retrospective mortality follow-up of a British survey of family diet and health (1937-1939) identified significant associations between childhood energy intake and mortality from cancer, particularly those cancers not thought to be associated with smoking. This is the first large-scale epidemiologic study to suggest that the observed reduction in tumor incidence in energy-restricted rodents has relevance for humans.
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology