Unrestrained eating behavior and risk of digestive system cancers: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unrestrained eating behavior, as a potential proxy for diet frequency, timing, and caloric intake, has been questioned as a plausible risk factor for digestive system cancers, but epidemiological evidence remains sparse.

Objectives

We investigated prospectively the associations between unrestrained eating behavior and digestive system cancer risk.

Methods

Participants in the Nurses' Health Study who were free of cancer and reported dietary information in 1994 were followed for ≤18 y. Cox models were used to estimate HRs and 95% CIs for unrestrained eating (eating anything at any time, no concern with figure change, or both) and risk of digestive system cancers.

Results

During follow-up, 2064 digestive system cancer cases were documented among 70,450

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8588850 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature