It has been estimated by various authorities that about one-third of cancers in Western high-income
societies are attributable to factors relating to food, nutrition and physical activity. …

Lifestyle factors, including diet, have long been recognised as potentially important determinants
of cancer risk. In addition to the significant role diet plays in affecting body fatness, a …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review the evidence of the association between energy
balance and obesity. Methods In December 2015, the International Agency for Research on …

This overview describes the principles of the 4th edition of the European Code against Cancer
and provides an introduction to the 12 recommendations to reduce cancer risk. Among …

Alcohol consumption is the third leading risk factor for disease and mortality in Europe. As
evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs, a causal …

This survey of the dietary behaviour, nutritional status and blood pressure of adults, 16 to 64
years old living in Great Britain was carried out by the Office of Population Censuses and …

To investigate the relation between blood glucose control on the one hand and an increased
glomerular filtration rate and enlarged kidneys on the other, we studied 12 patients with …

Physical activity is a complex, multidimensional behavior, the precise measurement of which
is challenging in free-living individuals. Nonetheless, representative survey data show that …

It is estimated that over half the population of the European Union (EU) is overweight or obese
due to an imbalance between energy expenditure and energy intake; this is related to an …

Cancer is increasing worldwide. Patterns of cancer are also changing. The evidence is
summarised in the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research …