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Review
. 2020 Mar 18;12(3):795.
doi: 10.3390/nu12030795.

Nutrition Transition and Cancer

Franco Contaldo  1 , Lidia Santarpia  1 , Iolanda Cioffi  1 , Fabrizio Pasanisi  1
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Review

Nutrition Transition and Cancer

Franco Contaldo et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Urbanization, population aging, and climatic changes have mostly contributed to nutrition transition and, consequently, to effects of food habits on the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially cancer. Climatic changes are negatively affecting crop production, particularly biodiversity, leading to reduced food choices and, consequently, nutritional value and the protection conferred from consumption of a variety of nutrients essential in a healthy diet. This brief review analyzes the possible link between rapid demographic changes, climatic and environmental crises, and the current food system as possible factors contributing to the role of nutrition transition in the onset of cancer.

Keywords: cancer; human health; non-communicable diseases; nutrition.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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