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The National Academies Press

Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

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Size: 496 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1982

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Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, National Research Council
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Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, this book provides the most authoritative assessment yet of the relationship between dietary and nutritional factors and the incidence of cancer. It provides interim dietary guidelines that are likely to reduce ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
1 Executive Summary	1-16	(skim)
2 Cancer: Its Nature and Relationship to Diet	17-29	(skim)
3 Methodology Section A - The Relationship Between Nutrients and Cancer	30-65	(skim)
4 Total Caloric Intake	66-72	(skim)
5 Lipids (Fats and Cholesterol)	73-105	(skim)
6 Protein	106-122	(skim)
7 Carbohydrates	123-129	(skim)
8 Dietary Fiber	130-137	(skim)
9 Vitamins	138-161	(skim)
10 Minerals	162-201	(skim)
11 Alcohol Section B - The Role of Nonnutritive Dietary Constituents	202-233	(skim)
12 Naturally Occurring Carcinogens	234-276	(skim)
13 Mutagens in Food	277-303	(skim)
14 Additives and Contaminants	304-357	(skim)
15 Inhibitors of CarcinogenisisSection C - Patterns of Diet and Cancer	358-371	(skim)
16 Cancer Incidence and Mortality	372-390	(skim)
17 The Relationship of Diet to Cancer at Specific Sites	391-429	(skim)
18 Assessment of Risk to Human Health	430-446	(skim)
Glossary	447-452	(skim)
Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests	453-456	(skim)
Index	457-478	(skim)

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Based on a thorough review of the scientific evidence, this book provides the most authoritative assessment yet of the relationship between dietary and nutritional factors and the incidence of cancer. It provides interim dietary guidelines that are likely to reduce the risk of cancer as well as ensure good nutrition.

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