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Dairy Council Digest Archives
New Perspectives On Diet and Cancer
Summary
An individual's risk of developing cancer depends on both genetic and environmental factors. Evidence from experimental animal and human epidemiological studies points to a role for diet, an environmental factor, in cancer.
This evidence indicates that some dietary components (e.g., excess calories) may increase risk of cancer, whereas others (e.g., some vitamins, calcium) may be protective. The evidence linking specific nutrients to cancer promotion or protection is not conclusive. Several factors contribute to this uncertainty. For example, the extent to which findings from experimental animal studies can be extrapolated to humans is unclear. Further, epidemiological studies are inconclusive in nature. The significance of specific nutrients/dietary components in cancer risk is also confounded by multiple interactions among dietary components, the different types of cancer, and the multifactorial nature of the disease.
No single nutrient or type of food has been scientifically proven to promote or protect against cancer in humans. Nevertheless, scientists recommend that healthy American adults follow a cancer preventive dietary pattern and lifestyle. This dietary pattern includes a high proportion of fruits, vegetables, grains, and other foods of plant origin; moderation of fat intake; and maintenance of a healthy body weight and increased physical activity.
Dietary recommendations to reduce cancer risk advise Americans to consume adequate servings of lean meats and reduced fat milks and other dairy foods. Emerging scientific research indicates that several nutrients/components in milk and other dairy foods may potentially be protective against cancer. These components include calcium, vitamin D, sphingolipids and other nutrients (e.g., protein, vitamin A, beta carotene, lactic acid bacteria) which are found in regular and reduced fat dairy foods. In addition, several milkfat components have been demonstrated to be anticarcinogenic. These include conjugated linoleic acid or CLA (an isomer of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid), butyric acid, and ether lipids. The presence of milkfat as part of a nutritionally balanced diet may therefore help to prevent cancer.
Other lifestyle recommendations to protect against cancer include limited intake of alcoholic beverages, if you drink; cessation of tobacco smoking; limited exposure to the sun's rays, especially mid-day; and regular screening by a health care professional. At least one-third of cancer deaths are attributable to tobacco smoking and diet may play a role in up to another one-third of the expected 560,000 cancer deaths this year alone. Therefore, stopping smoking and adopting a healthful diet made up of a variety of foods in moderation from each of the major food groups are anticipated to have a profound, positive impact on cancer prevention.
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