Fruit and Vegetables (IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, 8) - Softcover

The International Agency For Research On Cancer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9283230086 ISBN 13: 9789283230083

Publisher: World Health Organization, 2003

Synopsis

This handbook shows that approximately one in ten cancers in western populations is due to an insufficient intake of fruit and vegetables, a finding that should encourage all organizations as well as governments to continue efforts to increase or maintain fruit and vegetable intake as an important objective of programs to improve nutrition to reduce the burden of cancer and other chronic diseases.

The clearest evidence of a cancer-protective effect of eating more fruits is for stomach and esophageal cancers. Similarly, a higher intake of vegetables probably reduces the incidence of cancer of esophagus and colon-rectum. Fruit and vegetables contain many nutrients; they also contain other bioactive compounds that may influence many aspects of human biology and related disease processes.

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 9283230086
• ISBN 13: 9789283230083
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387