ABSTRACT

This volume investigates the links between the incidence of diet-related cancers and dietary patterns within Europe. It presents current understanding of the major cancers thought to be caused by diet alongside detailed data on regional variations in dietary composition, and collates these sets of information to illustrate associations between food

chapter 1|16 pages

General background of diet and cancer

chapter 2|46 pages

Japanese studies on diet and cancer

chapter 3|30 pages

Diet and cancer

chapter 6|40 pages

Cancer epidemiology in Italy

chapter 8|14 pages

Diet in Europe—the general picture

chapter 9|12 pages

Dietary patterns within the United Kingdom

chapter 13|12 pages

Olive oil and cancer

chapter 14|14 pages

Dietary fat, obesity and cancer

chapter 15|16 pages

Dietary fibre and human cancer

chapter 18|12 pages

Food additives and contaminants

chapter 19|5 pages

Dietary anticarcinogens and cancer

chapter 21|13 pages

Diet and colorectal carcinogenesis

chapter 22|11 pages

Diet and gastric cancer