Bauld, L, Beeken, RJ orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-9351, Brand, J et al. (26 more authors) (2019) Current opportunities to catalyze research in nutrition and cancer prevention – an interdisciplinary perspective. BMC Medicine, 17. 148. ISSN 1741-7015
Abstract
Cancer Research UK and Ludwig Cancer Research convened an inaugural international Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Conference in London on December 3–4, 2018. Much of the discussion focused on the need for systematic, interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the relationships of nutrition, exercise, obesity and metabolic dysfunction with cancer development. Scientists at the meeting underscored the importance of studying the temporal natural history of exposures that may cumulatively impact cancer risk later in life. A robust dialogue identified obesity as a major risk for cancer, and the food environment, especially high energy and low nutrient processed foods, as strong and prevalent risk factors for obesity. Further engagement highlighted challenges in the post-diagnostic setting, where similar opportunities to understand the complex interplay of nutrition, physical activity, and weight will inform better health outcomes. Going forward, holistic research approaches, encompassing insights from multiple disciplines and perspectives, will catalyze progress urgently needed to prevent cancer and improve public health.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
Keywords: | Cancer prevention; Diet; Nutrition; Physical activity; Obesity; Metabolism; Interdisciplinary; Epidemiology; Epigenetics; Developmental origins; Public health |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2019 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2019 11:16 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BMC |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s12916-019-1383-9 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149353 |