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Cancer and Diet

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Research Original Research: Brief
Chocolate Candy and Incident Invasive Cancer Risk in the Women’s Health Initiative: An Observational Prospective Analysis
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 121Issue 2p314–326.e4Published online: August 4, 2020
- James A. Greenberg
- Marian L. Neuhouser
- Lesley F. Tinker
- Dorothy S. Lane
- Electra D. Paskett
- Linda V. Van Horn
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 4
Laboratory and animal studies suggest an inverse association between chocolate consumption and the risk of cancer. Epidemiological studies have yielded inconsistent evidence.
Research Original Research
Association between Dietary Energy Density and Obesity-Associated Cancer: Results from the Women’s Health Initiative
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 118Issue 4p617–626Published online: August 17, 2017
- Cynthia A. Thomson
- Tracy E. Crane
- David O. Garcia
- Betsy C. Wertheim
- Melanie Hingle
- Linda Snetselaar
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 14
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Dietary energy density (DED) is the ratio of energy (kilocalories or kilojoules) intake to food weight (grams) and is a measure of diet quality. Consumption of foods high in DED has been associated with weight gain in adults.