STUDYING “TOTAL DIET” AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH, INCLUDING CANCER RISK

Does what we eat and drink affect our risk of developing cancer?

Many studies have asked this question, but answering it is challenging. Foods and beverages, as well as the nutrients and dietary constituents they contain, are consumed together, never in isolation of one another.

To account for this, and to improve the quality of research related to the connection between diet and disease, the research community is shifting how we look at the health impact of diet, and how we assess diet and cancer risk.

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