Quest for a Cure: Progress in Cancer Research
Lecture 1: "Diet, Body Composition & Cancer"
April 29, 2021
The Quest is an event for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer and wants to learn more about the disease.
Below are recorded presentations and slides from the virtual public education event.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program the participant will be able to:
- Identify a healthy dietary pattern which can benefit everyone;
- Recognize intermittent energy restriction as a promising approach for achieving beneficial influences on health;
- State how different fat stores are related to cancer risk; and
- Describe how body composition can be estimated using novel methods based on the example of the TREAT study of time-restricted eating.
Participant Resources
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Session with Carol J. Boushey, PhD, MPH, RD
2019 Panizza Nutrients19 IER+MED vs DASH on visceral fat (PDF)
Healthy Mediterranean Style Pattern - Recommended Intake Amounts (PDF)
HEI-2015 components and scoring (PDF)
Session with John Shepherd, PhD
Lowe 2020 JAMA Int Med TREAT (PDF)
Ng_2019_Shape Up PCA with Supplement (PDF)
Other resources
Potential benefits and harms of IER (including on normal-weight individuals (PDF))
Energy restriction and female fertility (PDF)
Meat alternatives:
Can Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Be Part of a Healthy and Sustainable Diet? (PDF)
Plant-based and cell-based approaches to meat production (PDF)
