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NCI Director's Update: Energy Balance: The Complex Interaction of Diet, Physical Activity, and Genetics in Cancer Prevention and Control
At a time when nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population is considered overweight or obese, compelling evidence suggests that excess body weight is a risk factor for many cancers.
Striking a Healthy Energy Balance
This edition of BenchMarks sheds some light on the complexities of energy balance and cancer.
Optimizing Energy Balance to Reduce the Cancer Burden
This section of the NCI Plan and Bypass Budget for FY 2005 focuses on the goals of
understanding the causes of adverse patterns of weight, physical activity, and
diet; defining their contributions to cancer; and applying this knowledge to
cancer prevention and control.
Obesity and Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that summarizes research on the potential link between obesity and cancer risk. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 3.70
Obesity and Weight Gain Linked to Prostate Cancer Mortality
A study in the Feb. 15, 2007, issue of the journal Cancer shows that obese men are more likely to die from prostate cancer than men of normal weight, though no more likely to actually develop the disease.
New Study Shows That Being Overweight at Middle Age Can Be Harmful
Being overweight during midlife is associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study conducted by the National Cancer Institute in collaboration with AARP, the nation's leading organization for persons 50-Plus.
Weight Gain Increases Risk of Breast Cancer After Menopause
Gaining weight after age 18, specifically after menopause, increases a woman's risk of breast cancer after menopause, whereas losing weight after menopause can reduce the risk, according to the July 12, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Cancer Trends Progress Report: Weight
This section of the Cancer Trends Progress Report focuses on the relationship between overweight and obesity and cancer risk.
Cancer Research Portfolio: Obesity
Information about NCI-supported, obesity-related research projects from the Cancer Research Portfolio database.
Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch: Weight, Height & Related Measures
The Risk Factor Monitoring Methods Branch (RFMMB) is part of the Applied Research Program within NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. RFMMB supports research related to improving the assessment and monitoring of population changes in height, weight, body fat distribution, and body composition in national, regional, and at-risk subpopulations in the United States.
Obesity Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This Web site has information about NIH-supported research to facilitate
progress toward obesity prevention and treatment.
We Can!
We Can! or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program designed for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight.
FDA Proposes Action Plan to Confront Nation's Obesity Problem
To help tackle what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is calling the
"nation's obesity epidemic," the FDA released the final report of its Obesity
Working Group March 12, 2004.
Physical Activity and Cancer: Questions and Answers
Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles; such movement results in an expenditure of energy.
Strenuous Long-Term Physical Activity Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer
Strenuous long-term physical activity decreases a woman's risk of invasive and in situ breast cancer, according to the February 26, 2007, Archives of Internal Medicine.
Studies Suggest Exercise Improves Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
The results of two new prospective, observational studies offer compelling evidence to suggest that regular physical activity in the months following treatment may decrease the risk of cancer recurrence and death from colorectal cancer, according to the Aug. 1, 2006, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Health Promotion Research Branch
Part of NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, the Health
Promotion Research Branch coordinates research on the behavioral prevention of
cancer in the areas of physical activity, energy balance, and diet, and leads
efforts to develop measurement techniques in these research areas.
Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch: Physical Activity
The Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch (RFMMB) is part of the Applied
Research Program within NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population
Sciences. This Web site provides information about monitoring and assessing
physical activity within national, regional, and at-risk subpopulations in the
United States. Accurate assessment of physical activity is important to
understanding the relationship between physical activity and cancer.
Cancer Control PLANET: Physical Activity
Physical Activity: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning.
HHS: smallstep.gov
Small steps to better health, including dietary and physical activity changes.
CDC: Nutrition & Physical Activity
Physical activity and good nutrition are key factors in leading a healthy lifestyle and reducing chronic illnesses.
Reduced Levels of Fat in the Diet May Decrease the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence According to New Clinical Trial
Postmenopausal women who reduce their consumption of dietary fat and have been treated for early-stage breast cancer may reduce their chances for breast cancer recurrence or a second breast cancer, according to results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS). WINS was the first large-scale randomized trial to show that a change in diet can improve breast cancer outcomes in women who are receiving conventional treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Survivors Test Diet High in Fruits, Veggies
Breast cancer survivors who adopted a low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruit, and fiber did not reduce their risk of recurrence, according to the July 18, 2007, Journal of the American Medical Association.
Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Modest Bone Improvements, No Benefits for Colorectal Cancer
Calcium and vitamin D supplements in healthy, postmenopausal women provide a modest benefit in preserving bone mass and prevent hip fractures in certain groups, including older women, but do not prevent other types of fractures or colorectal cancer, according to the results of a major clinical trial, part of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI).
News from the Women's Health Initiative: Reducing Total Fat Intake May Have Small Effect on Risk of Breast Cancer, No Effect on Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Heart Disease, or Stroke
Following an eating pattern lower in total fat did not significantly reduce the incidence of breast cancer, heart disease, or stroke, and did not reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in healthy postmenopausal women, according to the latest clinical trial results from the Women's Health Initiative.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Unlikely to Prevent Cancer
An analysis of numerous, large population cohort studies did not detect evidence of a significant link between dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish) and the incidence of several major cancer types, according to a review study published in the January 25, 2006, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Fruits & Veggies Matter
This Web site supports the "Fruits and Veggies - More Matters" initiative, which encourages the consumption of fruits and vegetables for improved public health. CDC developed and maintains the site in partnership with NCI and others.
Down Home Healthy Cooking: Recipes and tips for healthy cooking
Cookbook that presents traditional soul food recipes with a healthy twist. Developed for African Americans who are at higher risk from diet-related chronic diseases . Full of simple tips for tasty and nutritious dishes.
Body & Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living
Body & Soul is a health program developed for African American churches. The program encourages church members to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables every day for better health.
Modifiable Risk Factors Branch
Part of the Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program within NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, the Modifiable Risk Factors Branch
leads and supports research to study determinants of cancer susceptibility and
risk. One area of research focuses on diet and nutrition and cancer.
Lifestyle and Preventing Cancer
Information from NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention about how a number of
lifestyle factors, such as diet, food, nutrition, smoking, and other factors,
influence cancer risk.
Health Promotion Research Branch
Part of NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, the Health
Promotion Research Branch coordinates research on the behavioral prevention of
cancer in the areas of physical activity, energy balance, and diet, and leads
efforts to develop measurement techniques in these research areas.
Nutritional Epidemiology Branch
NEB's goal is clarifying the nutritional etiology of cancer.
Nutritional Science Research Group
Part of NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention, the Nutritional Science Research
Group plans, develops, directs, and coordinates research programs in diet,
nutrition, and cancer related to cancer prevention.
Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch: Dietary Intakes
The Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch is part of the Applied Research Program within NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS). This Web site provides information about dietary research conducted within DCCPS. Validated dietary assessment tools, including short dietary assessment instruments and food frequency questionnaires, are also available.
Cancer Control PLANET: Diet/Nutrition
Diet: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning.
Cancer Control PLANET: Nutrition/5 A Day
Diet/Nutrition: 5 Steps to Effective Cancer Control Planning.
HHS: smallstep.gov
Small steps to better health, including dietary and physical activity changes.
CDC: Nutrition & Physical Activity
Physical activity and good nutrition are key factors in leading a healthy lifestyle and reducing chronic illnesses.
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