Association of nut consumption with risk of total cancer and 5 specific cancers: evidence from 3 large prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The associations between nut consumption and cancer risk have not been extensively investigated.

Objectives

We aimed to examine the associations between nut consumption, especially specific types of nuts (peanut, tree nut, walnut, and tree nut other than walnut), and cancer risk.

Methods

Nut consumption was assessed by FFQ at baseline and updated every 2-4 y in the Nurses' Health Study (1980-2014), the Nurses' Health Study II (1991-2015), and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986-2018). We examined the associations between the intake of total and specific types of nuts and risk of total cancer and common cancers, including lung, colorectal, breast, bladder, and aggressive prostate cancer. Cox proportional-hazards models were used to obtain the HRs

SUBMITTER: Fang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8634606 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature