Dietary Patterns and Cancer: Risks and Survival Outcomes
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 495
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chronic diseases epidemiology; nutritional factors and incidence and prognosis of breast and colorectal cancer; cancer epidemiology; maternal and child nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Dietary Patterns and Cancer: Risks and Survival Outcomes”, will examine how overall eating habits and food choices influence the likelihood of developing cancer. While past research often focused on individual nutrients, recent studies have emphasized the importance of examining broader dietary patterns to more accurately reflect how people eat in everyday life. Investigating the connection between dietary patterns and cancer is crucial in understanding how combinations of foods can influence cancer risk and progression. As opposed to analyzing single nutrients, assessing dietary patterns can provide a comprehensive view of how different foods work together to either lower or increase cancer risk. For example, the Mediterranean diet, which includes a high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats, has been linked to reduced risk for various cancers.
On the other hand, the Western diet, high in red and processed meats, refined sugars, and unhealthy fats, is associated with higher risk, particularly for colorectal cancer. Focusing on entire dietary patterns rather than isolated nutrients allows us to gain practical insights to inform cancer prevention and public health strategies. This approach highlights the importance of maintaining a balanced diet to reduce cancer risk.
Prof. Dr. Caixia Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dietary patterns
- cancer risk
- nutrition and cancer
- diet and cancer prevention
- oxidative balance score and cancer
- dietary inflammatory index and cancer
- plant-based diet and cancer
- Western diet and cancer
- Mediterranean diet and cancer
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