Applying the Precautionary Principle to Nutrition and Cancer

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 239-246

  Gonzales, Joseph F ^a   Barnard, Neal D ^a   Jenkins, David J A ^b   Lanou, Amy J ^c   Davis, Brenda ^d   Saxe, Gordon ^e   Levin, Susan ^a  

^a PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^d Personal Consultant   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; cancer; dairy; diet; meat; milk; risk; soy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

BREAST CANCER; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COOKING; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FRUIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEOPLASM; NUTRITION; PROSTATE CANCER; RED MEAT; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEAT; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MEAT; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTORS; SOY FOODS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84903274497     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2013.866527     Document Type: Review

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