Intake of food additive preservatives and incidence of cancer: results from the NutriNet-Sante prospective cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between intake of food additive preservatives and cancer incidence in a large prospective cohort.

Design

Prospective cohort.

Setting

French NutriNet-Santé cohort, 2009-23.

Participants

105 260 participants (≥15 years) without prevalent cancer who completed at least two 24 hour dietary records at baseline.

Main outcome measures

Cumulative time dependent intake of preservatives, including those in industrial food brands, assessed using repeated 24 hour dietary records and evaluated through multiple composition databases and ad hoc laboratory assays in food products for the most frequently consumed additive-food pairs. Associations between intake of three categories of preservatives (defined as sex specific thirds if

SUBMITTER: Hasenbohler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12776923 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature