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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828414303321

Titolo

Diet, nutrition, and cancer : directions for research / / Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1983

ISBN

1-280-24580-8

9786610245802

0-309-56686-X

0-585-14471-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Disciplina

616.99/4052

Soggetti

Cancer - Nutritional aspects

Carcinogenesis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography.

Nota di contenuto

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer: Directions for Research -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Overview and Major Recommendations -- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH -- 2 Approach to the Study -- 3 Diet and the Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS. -- 4 Epidemiological Methods -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- Assessment of Dietary Exposures -- Types of Epidemiological Study -- Analysis of Data -- 5 Laboratory Methods -- METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DIETARY INITIATORS AND MODIFIERS OF CARCINOGENESIS -- METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS ON CARCINOGENESIS. -- METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MARKERS RELATED TO NEOPLASIA IN HUMANS -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- Initiators and Modifiers of Carcinogenesis -- The Effects of Nutrients on Carcinogenesis -- Markers Related to Neoplasia in Humans -- 6 Macroconstituents -- FATS -- PROTEIN. -- CARBOHYDRATES -- DIETARY FIBER -- ALCOHOL -- TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- General Recommendations for Epidemiological Research -- General Recommendations for Laboratory Research -- Specific



Recommendations. -- Fat: Epidemiological Studies -- Fat: Laboratory Studies -- Protein: Epidemiological Studies -- Protein: Laboratory Studies -- Carbohydrates: Laboratory Studies -- Calories: Epidemiological Studies -- Calories: Laboratory Studies -- Fiber: Epidemiological Studies. -- Fiber: Laboratory Studies -- Alcohol: Epidemiological Studies -- Alcohol: Laboratory Studies -- 7 Vitamins, Minerals, and Nonnutritive Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis -- VITAMINS, CAROTENES, AND RETINOIDS -- Vitamin A, Carotenes, and Retinoids -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) -- Vitamin E. -- SELENIUM AND OTHER TRACE MINERALS -- Selenium -- Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron, Iodine, and Arsenic -- NONNUTRITIVE INHIBITORS OF CARCINOGENESIS -- GENERAL RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- SPECIFIC RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS.

Vitamin A and Carotenes -- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). -- Vitamin E -- Selenium and Other Trace Elements -- Selenium -- Molybdenum, Zinc, Iron, Iodine, and Arsenic -- Nonnutritive Inhibitors of Carcinogenesis -- 8 Food Additives, Contaminants, Carcinogens, and Mutagens -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Consumer Behavior -- RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- Appendix A Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer-Affiliations and Major Research Interests -- CHAIRMAN -- VICE CHAIRMAN -- MEMBERS -- ADVISTOR -- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF -- Appendix B Acknowledgments.