Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer

Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 1 Executive Summary; 3 2 Cancer: Its Nature and Relationship to Diet; 4 3 Methodology Section A - The Relationship Between Nutrients and Cancer; 5 4 Total Caloric Intake; 6 5 Lipids (Fats and Cholesterol); 7 6 Protein; 8 7 Carbohydrates; 9 8 Dietary Fiber; 10 9 Vitamins; 11 10 Minerals; 12 11 Alcohol Section B - The Role of Nonnutritive Dietary Constituents; 13 12 Naturally Occurring Carcinogens; 14 13 Mutagens in Food; 15 14 Additives and Contaminants; 16 15 Inhibitors of Carcinogenisis Section C - Patterns of Diet and Cancer; 17 16 Cancer Incidence and Mortality; 18 17 The Relationship of Diet to Cancer at Specific Sites; 19 18 Assessment of Risk to Human Health; 20 Glossary; 21 Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests; 22 Index