World Cancer Research Fund

The epidemiological evidence suggests that diet is a significant factor in the development of cancer. In their classic epidemiological study, Doll and Peto (1981) estimated that diet was responsible for as many as 35% of cancers in the West. An encyclopaedic report on nutrition and cancer by the World Cancer Research Fund (1997) has confirmed the central importance of diet as a major determinant of many forms of cancer across the globe. The interactions between diet and the biological processes leading to the... 

World Cancer Research Fund (1997) Colon, tecXma ,Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer A Global Perspective, 216-51, Washington DC, American Institute for Cancer Research. 

WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND (1997) Food, nutrition and the prevention of cancer a global perspective. American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington DC, USA. 

In 1981 Doll Peto estimated that diet accounts for 30% of all cancers, a claim strongly endorsed by a report published by the World Cancer Research Fund in 1997 ... 

Work in the Hull Laboratory is supported by the Medical Research Council (UK), Yorkshire Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK and World Cancer Research Fund International. 

Dietary recommendations to increase intake of citrus fruits, cruciferous vegetables, green and yellow vegetables, and fruits and vegetables high in vitamin A and C to lower cancer risk have been made by several organizations, including the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the World Cancer Research Fund, and the American Institute for Cancer Research. 

In 1995, researchers conclnded that tree nuts, as one of the integral plant foods in the traditional Mediterranean diet, had been overlooked by the nntrition research community [2]. In 1997, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) acknowledged that nuts and seeds, which have been common in hnman diets since preagricultnral times, are nntrient dense and a good source of unsaturated fats, protein, dietary fiber, phytochemicals, and micronutrients [3]. Interestingly, the WCRF referred to Brazil nuts, macadamias, and cashews as seeds [3]. According to the WCRF, nuts needed to be identified separately in human studies to better evaluate their protective effects on human health [3]. 

The author thanks The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The World Cancer Research Fund International for financially supporting this work. 

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