title: Dietary fats and cancer.
abstract: The present review addresses the evidence for a possible link between dietary fat and cancer. International comparisons suggest that a high-fat diet may increase cancer risk, and this hypothesis is supported by animal experiments. However, epidemiological studies within populations show little or inconsistent associations. Taken together, the available evidence for a relation between dietary fat and cancer is weak.
authors.affiliation: Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Nutrition and Health Programme, and Wageningen University, Division of Human Nutrition and Epidemiology, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Zock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats