Autor según el artículo: Jordi Salas-Salvado; Carlos A. Gonzalez

Departamento: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

Autor/es de la URV: SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE; Carlos A. Gonzalez

Palabras clave: Epidemiology nuts Cancer

Resumen: Cancer is a disease that is characterized by the loss of genetic control over cell growth and proliferation, mainly as a result of the exposure to environmental factors. Cessation of smoking and a high consumption of fruits and vegetables are the most important means of reducing the risk of cancer in our society. Like fruits and vegetables, nuts are a source of vegetable protein, monounsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, phenolic compounds, selenium, vegetable fibre, folic acid and phytoestrogens. There are numerous mechanisms of action by which these components can intervene in the prevention of cancer, although they have not been fully elucidated. There are very few epidemiological studies analyzing the relationship between nuts consumption and risk of cancer. One of the greatest difficulties in interpreting the results is that the consumption of nuts, seeds and legumes are often presented together. The most commonly studied location is the colon/rectum, an organ in which the effect of nuts is biologically plausible. Although the results are not conclusive, a protective effect on colon and rectum cancer is possible. Likewise, some studies show a possible protective effect on prostate cancer, but there is insufficient data on other tumour locations. New epidemiological studies are required to clarify the possible effects of nuts on cancer, particularly prospective studies that make reliable and complete estimations of their consumption and which make it possible to analyse their effects independently of the consumption of legumes and seeds.

Grupo de investigación: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental

Áreas temáticas: Biochemistry and technology Bioquímica y tecnología Bioquímica i biotecnologia

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 0007-1145

Identificador del autor: N/D; N/D

Fecha de alta del registro: 2016-06-10

Página final: 94

Volumen de revista: 96

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/potential-of-nuts-in-the-prevention-of-cancer/B4C77FDE30835862D02BDD3070EF7B33

DOI del artículo: 10.1017/BJN20061868

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2006

Página inicial: 87

Tipo de publicación: Article Artículo Article