SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2016
Diet Quality and Cancer Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies.
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- Scoping Review of Dietary Quality Indices: Heterogeneity of Definitions and Health Associations among Adults.Nutrition reviews · 2026Article
- The Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), chronic disease and cause-specific mortality in UK Biobank: a prospective study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Causal relationship between diet and common female diseases: a comprehensive Mendelian randomization study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
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- The role of the community café in addressing food security: Perceptions of managers and directors.Appetite · 2024Article
- Dietary quality index and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Examining the Health-Related Needs of Females during Menopause: A Systematic Review Study.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2023Review
- The Influence of Diet on Tinnitus Severity: Results of a Large-Scale, Online Survey.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Diet quality and all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in cancer survivors and non-cancer individuals: the Multiethnic Cohort Study.European journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Trends in Socioeconomic Inequities in Diet Quality between 2004 and 2015 among a Nationally Representative Sample of Children in Canada.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Socioeconomic inequities in diet quality among a nationally representative sample of adults living in Canada: an analysis of trends between 2004 and 2015.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
- Public health potential of guidelines-based dietary scores for non-communicable diseases mortality prevention: simulation study using the Preventable Risk Integrated ModEl (PRIME) model.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Did School Meal Programs and SNAP Participation Improve Diet Quality of US Children from Low-Income Households: Evidence from NHANES 2013-2014?Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Indicators and Recommendations for Assessing Sustainable Healthy Diets.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- Defining diet quality: a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for the double burden of malnutrition.The Lancet. Planetary health · 2020Review
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Abstract
Dietary patterns influence cancer risk. However, systematic reviews have not evaluated relationships between a priori defined diet quality scores and adult cancer risk and mortality. The aims of this systematic review are to (1) describe diet quality scores used in cohort or cross-sectional research examining cancer outcomes; and (2) describe associations between diet quality scores and cancer risk and mortality. The protocol was registered in Prospero, and a systematic search using six electronic databases was conducted through to December 2014. Records were assessed for inclusion by two independent reviewers, and quality was evaluated using a validated tool. Sixty-four studies met inclusion criteria from which 55 different diet quality scores were identified. Of the 35 studies investigating diet quality and cancer risk, 60% (n = 21) found a positive relationship. Results suggest no relationship between diet quality scores and overall cancer risk. Inverse associations were found for diet quality scores and risk of postmenopausal breast, colorectal, head, and neck cancer. No consistent relationships between diet quality scores and cancer mortality were found. Diet quality appears to be related to site-specific adult cancer risk. The relationship with cancer mortality is less conclusive, suggesting additional factors impact overall cancer survival. Development of a cancer-specific diet quality score for application in prospective epidemiology and in public health is warranted.
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