The CNP Diet and Cancer Research Category consolidates research exploring the interdependent relationship between dietary intake and cancer. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.
Cancer prevention with nutrition and lifestyle
Kerschbaum & Nüssler (2019) state that 30-50% of all cancer cases are preventable by following a healthy diet and lifestyle, as recommended by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). Many people will have heard that to enhance health, it is important to maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, and eat a balanced plant-based diet with minimal amounts of fast foods, sugar-sweetened drinks, red meat, and alcohol, but these figures are still shocking. Lifestyle changes can help prevent cancer as well as other non-communicable diseases, but a small percentage of the population are following the WCRF’s published recommendations. The authors’ key message in this article was that new policies are needed urgently, promoting healthy lifestyle choices, and creating positive environments in order to reduce the prevalence of cancers and non-communicable diseases.
Anticancer Effects of Nutraceuticals in the Mediterranean Diet: An Epigenetic Diet Model
Nutraceuticals in the Mediterranean Diet: Potential Avenues for Breast Cancer Treatment
Acid-producing diet and depressive symptoms among breast cancer survivors: A longitudinal study
CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership
Physical exercise, vegetable and fruit intake and health-related quality of life in Chinese breast cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study
Nutritional interventions for treating cancer-related fatigue: a qualitative review
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Social networks and social support for healthy eating among Latina breast cancer survivors: implications for social and behavioral interventions
Meta-analysis of the association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and cancer outcomes
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An omega-3 fatty acid enriched diet reduces anxiety-like behavior while high dietary sucrose during chemotherapy increases anxiety-like behavior in mice (P14-023-19) (animal study)
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort
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Clearing the fog: a review of the effects of dietary omega-3 fatty acids and added sugars on chemotherapy-induced cognitive deficits
Nutrition and breast cancer: a literature review on prevention, treatment and recurrence
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Low sucrose, omega-3 enriched diet has region-specific effects on neuroinflammation and synaptic function markers in a mouse model of doxorubicin-based chemotherapy (animal study)
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A higher dietary inflammatory index score is associated with a higher risk of incidence and mortality of Cancer: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis