ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2023
Adherence to diabetes risk reduction diet and the risk of head and neck cancer: a prospective study of 101,755 American adults.
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- The Association of Dietary Diabetes Risk Reduction Score and the Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Sugar sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetable juices and cancer risk: a World Cancer Research Fund International Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Diabetes risk reduction diet and the risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer.European journal of nutrition · 2026Observational
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of health outcomes following diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD).Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: Adherence to the diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) may potentially reduce the risk of developing head and neck cancer (HNC) as the diet includes fruits and limits red and processed meats, known risk factors for HNC. However, there is currently no epidemiological research to investigate this potential association. Methods: The present study utilized data on demographics, lifestyles, medications, and diets of participants from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial to explore the potential association between adherence to DRRD and the risk of HNC. We used a DRRD score to evaluate adherence to the dietary pattern and employed Cox regression analysis to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for HNC risk. Several subgroup analyses were carried out to identify potential effect modifiers, and multiple sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate the stability of the correlation. The nine components of the DRRD was assessed separately for its association with the risk of HNC. Results: During a mean follow up of 8.84 years, 279 cases of HNC were observed. DDRD score was found to be inversely associated with the risk of HNC (HR Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence that following the DRRD pattern may reduce the risk of NHC, especially for non-smokers.
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