[Nutrition and physical activity: two targets for cancer prevention].
The links between nutrition and cancer onset are now well established by epidemiological studies. The scientific evidence is presented in a report of the World Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF). Protective factors towards overall cancer risk are fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Overweight and obesity, intakes of alcoholic beverage, fat, salt, high temperature cooked and processed red meat, increase cancer risk. In addition, beta-carotene systematic supplementation could increase lung cancer risk in smokers. As optimal controlling of these risk factors can decrease cancer mortality by 25%, nutritional counselling must be integrated in the global strategy of primary and secondary prevention of cancers.
Thibault
Ronan
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Unité de nutrition, Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et nutrition Departement de médecine interne HUG, 1211 Geneve 14. ronan.thibault@hcuge.ch
Dupertuis
Yves M
YM
Belabed
Linda
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Pichard
Claude
C
D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods