Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Madhawa Gunathilake, Jeong-Hee Lee, Il-Ju Choi, Young-Il Kim, Jeong-Seon Kim
Summary: Our study found that fruit and vegetable dietary patterns might interact with dysbiosis to reduce the risk of gastric cancer in males, while dairy dietary pattern might interact with dysbiosis to lower the risk of gastric cancer in females.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ji Hyun Kim, Jeonghee Lee, Il Ju Choi, Young-Il Kim, Jeongseon Kim
Summary: This study identified major dietary patterns of Koreans and found that adherence to a prudent dietary pattern, characterized by high consumption of vegetables and fruits, was associated with lower gastric cancer risk. Further studies with prospective designs and larger sample sizes are needed.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peilu Wang, Mingyang Song, A. Heather Eliassen, Molin Wang, Edward L. Giovannucci
Summary: This study compared the associations between different dietary patterns and the risk of colorectal cancer. The results suggest that DASH, Western dietary pattern, EDIH, and EDIP may be the most relevant diets for preventing colorectal cancer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Benjamin C. Fu, Fred K. Tabung, Claire H. Pernar, Weike Wanga, Amparo G. Gonzalez-Feliciano, Ilkania M. Chowdhury-Paulino, Steven K. Clinton, Edmund Folefac, Mingyang Song, Adam S. Kibel, Edward L. Giovannucci, Lorelei A. Mucci
Summary: The study found that a hyperinsulinemic diet was associated with an increased risk of advanced and fatal prostate cancer, while an inflammatory diet was linked to a higher risk of early-onset lethal prostate cancer. These dietary patterns may serve as potential mechanisms connecting diet with aggressive prostate cancer risk.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaomin Wu, Qian Zhang, Hong Guo, Ning Wang, Xueqi Fan, Bin Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wanying Wang, Zhongze Fang, Jing Wu
Summary: This study aimed to explore the association between dietary patterns and the risk of gastric cancer in residents of the Huaihe River Basin, China. Through a case-control study, specific dietary patterns were found to be associated with the risk of gastric cancer. This study has implications for the prevention of gastric cancer.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hsueh-Han Tsai, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Huan-Ming Hsu, Chi-Hong Chu, Tzu-Ming Chang, Zhi-Jie Hong, An-Chieh Feng, Chun-Yu Fu, Kuo-Feng Hsu, Ming-Shen Dai, Guo-Shiou Liao
Summary: Breast cancer is a global public health problem and there is increasing interest in prevention strategies as its incidence rises. A healthy dietary pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet, with high levels of fiber, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and advantageous fatty acids, is considered a promising approach to reduce breast cancer risk. This review summarizes the important active compounds in preventing breast cancer, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, phytochemicals, and alcohol. While the exact mechanism is not well understood, the combination of these elements in a healthy diet plays a role in reducing breast cancer risk.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Claudia Ojeda-Granados, Martina Barchitta, Maria Clara La Rosa, Claudia La Mastra, Sonia Roman, Arturo Panduro, Antonella Agodi, Andrea Maugeri
Summary: Traditional diets are beneficial for health, but Italian and Mexican populations are moving away from these diets. Women play a key role in protecting dietary traditions, and consuming healthy foods is associated with higher dietary quality.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Archontoula Drouka, Eirini Mamalaki, Efstratios Karavasilis, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Mary Yannakoulia
Summary: Cognitive impairment is a growing public health problem and proactive management of modifiable risk factors and early identification of biomarkers are important. Studies have shown that adherence to the Mediterranean diet and specific nutrient patterns are associated with preserved brain connectivity, reduced brain atrophy, and larger brain volume in adults without dementia. However, more well-designed studies are needed to confirm causal relationships and understand underlying mechanisms.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Patricia Paula da Fonseca Grili, Camila Vilarinho Vidigal, Geise Ferreira da Cruz, Ben-Hur Albergaria, Jose Luiz Marques-Rocha, Taisa Sabrina Silva Pereira, Valdete Regina Guandalini
Summary: This study aimed to identify nutrient patterns (NPs) and their association with bone mineral density (BMD) categories in postmenopausal women. The results showed that lower consumption of NP1 and NP2 was associated with an increased risk of osteopenia, but not osteoporosis.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Son D. Nguyen, Sander Biesbroek, Tuyen D. Le, Edith J. M. Feskens, Inge D. Brouwer, Elise F. Talsma
Summary: This study aims to analyze the most common dietary patterns per female household member and explore the diet quality and environmental impacts of these patterns. Three distinct dietary patterns were identified: Omnivorous, Traditional, and Pescatarian. While diet quality was slightly better in all three patterns, environmental impact was also higher. Further research is needed to develop a more optimal diet that considers both diet quality and environmental impact.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Bo Wu, Dehua Yang, Shuhan Yang, Guangzhe Zhang
Summary: High intakes of salt, pickled food, and processed meat are significantly associated with increased risks of gastric cancer, even when moderate amounts of salt are consumed.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Inarie Jacobs, Christine Taljaard-Krugell, Mariaan Wicks, Herbert Cubasch, Maureen Joffe, Ria Laubscher, Isabelle Romieu, Carine Biessy, Sabina Rinaldi, Inge Huybrechts
Summary: The study found that in the South African population, traditional dietary pattern and cereal-dairy breakfast dietary pattern may reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Xiaoyu Tao, Ying Shao, Donghan Xu, Yunzhi Huang, Xi Yu, Tian Zhong, Ling Wang, Sookja Kim Chung, Dong Chen, Lili Yu, Ying Xiao
Summary: The dietary pattern of Macao university students is similar to that of other Asians, but their nutritional intake is insufficient, particularly for vitamin A, thiamine, calcium, and iodine, which are significantly lower than the Chinese Recommended Nutrient Intake.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Zakari Ali, Pauline F. D. Scheelbeek, Kazi Istiaque Sanin, Timothy S. Thomas, Tahmeed Ahmed, Andrew M. Prentice, Rosemary Green
Summary: The study in Bangladesh examined the food supply situation and identified four major dietary patterns, with the wheat and high diversity pattern being consumed by higher socio-economic status households, while the rice and low diversity pattern was consumed by lower socio-economic status households. Fat and protein intake was found to be inadequate in all dietary patterns except for the wheat and high diversity pattern.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Navoda Nirmani Liyanapathirana, Amanda Grech, Mengyu Li, Arunima Malik, Manfred Lenzen, David Raubenheimer
Summary: This study examines the relationship between sustainability indicators, food, and macronutrients, and finds that proteins, regardless of their source, are the main driver of dietary environmental and economic impacts.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Francesca Roncaglia, Laura Bonvicini, Sally Kendall, Costantino Panza, Monica Ferraroni, Paolo Giorgi Rossi
Summary: This study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE). The results showed that TOPSE had good internal reliability in most domains, except for Emotion, Self-acceptance, and Learning. The external reliability was moderate due to the changes in parents over 12 months. The TOPSE questionnaire was responsive, especially in the Emotion and Empathy domains.
CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Linia Patel, Carlo La Vecchia, Gianfranco Alicandro
Summary: This study analyzed data from 2842 subjects aged >= 40 years and found differences in cardiovascular disease risk factors between vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency and vitamin D sufficiency status.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Giulia Collatuzzo, Carlo La Vecchia, Fabio Parazzini, Gianfranco Alicandro, Federica Turati, Matteo Di Maso, Matteo Malvezzi, Claudio Pelucchi, Eva Negri, Paolo Boffetta
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive assessment of infection-related cancers burden in Italy. It shows that 7.6% of cancer deaths and 6.9% of incident cases are attributable to infections, with higher proportions in men than women. Helicobacter pylori is the leading cause of infection-related cancer deaths, followed by hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B virus.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Review
Andrology
Sonia Cipriani, Elena Ricci, Francesca Chiaffarino, Giovanna Esposito, Michela Dalmartello, Carlo La Vecchia, Eva Negri, Fabio Parazzini
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the continuing trend of decreasing sperm count in Western European countries and USA. The results show no significant trends in sperm concentration in these regions.
Article
Oncology
M. Malvezzi, C. Santucci, P. Boffetta, G. Collatuzzo, F. Levi, C. La Vecchia, E. Negri
Summary: This study predicts cancer mortality figures for 2023 in the European Union, its five most populous countries, and the UK, with a focus on lung cancer. The results show that the decline in lung cancer mortality reflects advancements in tobacco control, and further efforts are needed to control overweight and obesity, alcohol consumption, infection, and related neoplasms, as well as improve screening, early diagnosis, and treatments. These efforts may achieve a 35% reduction in cancer mortality in the EU by 2035.
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Correction
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marta Rossi, Federica Turati, Panagiota Strikoudi, Monica Ferraroni, Maria Parpinel, Diego Serraino, Eva Negri, Carlo La Vecchia
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Giovanna Esposito, Federica Turati, Fabio Parazzini, Livia S. A. Augustin, Diego Serraino, Eva Negri, Carlo La Vecchia
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) and ovarian cancer. Data from a multicentric case-control study in Italy were used, including 1031 incident ovarian cancer cases and 2411 controls. Adherence to the DRRD was assessed using a score based on 8 dietary components. Higher adherence to the DRRD was found to be inversely associated with ovarian cancer.
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Michela Carola Speciani, Giorgio Gargari, Roberto Penagini, Massimiliano Mutignani, Monica Ferraroni, Arianna Natale, Michail Katsoulis, Marcello Cintolo, Pierfrancesco Leone, Aldo Airoldi, Maurizio Vecchi, Rossella Bonzi, Clorinda Ciafardini, Barbara Oreggia, Pietro Carnevali, Simone Guglielmetti, Patrizia Riso, Carlo La Vecchia, Marta Rossi
Summary: Garlic consumption is inversely associated with the risk of intestinal adenoma and colorectal cancer. This study found that medium/high garlic consumption is related to a decrease in the risk of colorectal cancer and is associated with changes in specific blood bacterial taxa.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Ilaria Mattavelli, Roberto Patuzzo, Carlotta Galeone, Claudio Pelucchi, Gianfranco Gallino, Andrea Leva, Barbara Valeri, Mario Santinami, Andrea Maurichi
Summary: Researchers found that melanoma patients have a higher risk of developing multiple primary melanomas. Male patients are more prone to develop multiple primary melanomas, while age is not associated with the risk. Patients with larger Breslow thickness, more mitoses, and ulceration have a lower risk of multiple primary melanoma. This study did not find a significant difference in mortality between single primary melanoma and multiple primary melanoma.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Roberta De Vito, Federica Fiori, Monica Ferraroni, Silvia Cavalli, Roberto Caporali, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria Parpinel, Valeria Edefonti
Summary: A recent Italian study found that higher consumption of olive oil and nuts may have a positive effect on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially for patients with more severe or long-standing forms of the disease. Increasing intake of olive oil, olives, and nuts may be beneficial for improving disease activity in RA.
Article
Oncology
Giulia Collatuzzo, Federica Turati, Matteo Malvezzi, Eva Negri, Carlo La Vecchia, Paolo Boffetta
Summary: This study estimated the number of cancers attributable to occupational carcinogens in Italy. By using a counterfactual scenario of no exposure and considering latency, the study calculated the attributable fraction of cancer. The most prevalent occupational carcinogens were found to be UV radiation, diesel exhaust, wood dust, and silica dust. The study highlighted the substantial burden of occupational cancers in Italy and the importance of surveillance of carcinogens in the workplace.
Article
Oncology
Cezary Wojtyla, Paola Bertuccio, Wojciech Giermaziak, Claudia Santucci, Anna Odone, Michal Ciebiera, Eva Negri, Andrzej Wojtyla, Carlo La Vecchia
Summary: This study analyzed the trends in ovarian cancer mortality in Europe from 1990 to 2020 and predicted the number of deaths and rates by 2025. The results showed a favorable pattern of declining mortality from ovarian cancer in most countries over the observed period. Rates in the EU-27 declined by 5.9% from 2010-2014 to 2015-2019, reaching an ASMR of 4.66/100,000. The decline was more pronounced in the EU-14 countries (-7.0%) compared to Transitional countries (-2.1%). Decreases were also observed in the United Kingdom, with an ASMR of 5.29. Projections indicate further decreases in ovarian cancer mortality until 2025, to 4.17/100,000 for the EU-27.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Roberta De Vito, Maria Parpinel, Michela Carola Speciani, Federica Fiori, Rachele Bianco, Roberto Caporali, Francesca Ingegnoli, Isabella Scotti, Tommaso Schioppo, Tania Ubiali, Maurizio Cutolo, Giuseppe Grosso, Monica Ferraroni, Valeria Edefonti
Summary: Through a recent cross-sectional study in Italy, we found that consuming half a pizza more than once a week had beneficial effects on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, with significant reductions in disease severity. Mozzarella cheese and olive oil, among the pizza-related food items, showed particularly beneficial effects in patients with more severe RA. Future cohort studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Article
Oncology
Giulia Collatuzzo, Claudio Pelucchi, Eva Negri, Manolis Kogevinas, Jose Maria Huerta, Jesus Vioque, Manoli Garcia de la Hera, Shoichiro Tsugane, Gerson Shigueaki Hamada, Akihisa Hidaka, Zuo-Feng Zhang, M. Constanza Camargo, Maria Paula Curado, Nuno Lunet, Carlo La Vecchia, Paolo Boffetta
Summary: The association between sleep duration and stress with gastric cancer (GC) was examined. Long sleep duration (=9 h) was found to be associated with GC, while stress was associated with noncardia GC.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara Tunesi, Stefano Tambuzzi, Adriano Decarli, Cristina Cattaneo, Antonio Giampiero Russo
Summary: The mortality of children and adolescents due to non-natural causes has significantly decreased over the past two decades. The greatest decline in mortality rates was observed for accidental events and transport accidents. There are substantial differences between countries, with some European countries still experiencing high numbers of child and adolescent deaths due to non-natural causes.