{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Di Maso M"],"funding":["Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente)"],"pagination":["2508"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11314520"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(15)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Pancreatic cancer risk has been associated with increased serum cholesterol level, which is in turn partially influenced by diet. This study aimed at evaluating the association between pancreatic cancer risk and the adherence to a plant-based cholesterol-lowering diet.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were derived from an Italian case-control study including 258 pancreatic cancer patients and 551 controls. The cholesterol-lowering diet score was based on seven components: high intakes of (i) non-cellulosic polysaccharides (a proxy of viscous fibers), (ii) monounsaturated fatty acids, (iii) legumes, and (iv) seeds/corn oils (a proxy of phytosterols); and low intakes of (v) saturated fatty acids, (vi) dietary cholesterol, and (vii) food with a high glycemic index. The score was calcula"],"journal":["Nutrients"],"pubmed_title":["Adherence to a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case-Control Study."],"pmcid":["PMC11314520"],"funding_grant_id":["no grant number provided"],"pubmed_authors":["Ferraroni M","Crispo A","Jenkins DJA","La Vecchia C","Di Maso M","Augustin LSA","Toffolutti F","Negri E","Polesel J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Adherence to a Cholesterol-Lowering Diet and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: A Case-Control Study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Pancreatic cancer risk has been associated with increased serum cholesterol level, which is in turn partially influenced by diet. This study aimed at evaluating the association between pancreatic cancer risk and the adherence to a plant-based cholesterol-lowering diet.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were derived from an Italian case-control study including 258 pancreatic cancer patients and 551 controls. The cholesterol-lowering diet score was based on seven components: high intakes of (i) non-cellulosic polysaccharides (a proxy of viscous fibers), (ii) monounsaturated fatty acids, (iii) legumes, and (iv) seeds/corn oils (a proxy of phytosterols); and low intakes of (v) saturated fatty acids, (vi) dietary cholesterol, and (vii) food with a high glycemic index. The score was calcula","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Aug","modification":"2025-04-18T20:08:28.032Z","creation":"2025-04-07T07:57:03.832Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11314520","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39125388"],"doi":["10.3390/nu16152508"]}}