Een vragenlijst voor het meten van maagdarmklachten tijdens militaire oefeningen

Intake of conjugated linoleic acid, fat and other fatty acids in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer: The Netherlands cohort study on diet and cancer

Background: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which is present in milk products and meat from ruminants, appears to have anticarcinogenic activity against breast cancer in animal and in vitro experiments. To date, few epidemiologic data are available in humans. Objective: This study evaluated the relation between intakes of CLA and other fatty...

Plant sterol intakes and colorectal cancer risk in the Netherlands: Cohort study on diet and cancer

Background: Plant sterols in vegetable foods might prevent colorectal cancer. Objective: The objective was to study plant sterol intakes in relation to colorectal cancer risk in an epidemiologic study. Design: The study was performed within the framework of the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer in 120852 subjects who completed a...

Vegetable and fruit consumption and lung cancer risk in the Netherlands: Cohort study on diet and cancer

Objective: The purpose was to study the association between vegetable and fruit consumption and lung cancer incidence using 1074 cases after 6.3 years of follow-up in the Netherlands Cohort Study. Methods: Dietary intake was assessed using a 150-item food-frequency questionnaire. Multivariate models were used including age, sex, family history...

Baseline recreational physical activity, history of sports participation and postmenopausal breast carcinoma risk in the Netherlands: Cohort study

A prospective cohort study on antioxidant and folate intake and male lung cancer risk

Many studies have reported inverse associations between vegetable and fruit consumption and lung cancer risk. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the role of several antioxidants and folate in this relationship. In the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer, 58,279 men of ages 55-69 years at baseline in 1986 returned a...

Epidemiology of nutrition and lung cancer

Vegetable and fruit consumption and risks of colon and rectal cancer in a prospective cohort study

The relation between vegetable and fruit consumption and colorectal cancer risk was comprehensively assessed in the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer using a validated 150-item food frequency questionnaire. After 6.3 years of follow-up (1986-1992), over 1,000 incident cases of colorectal cancer were registered. Using case-cohort...

Validity of a job exposure matrix for physical activity

ntroduction and objective For the benefit of epidemiological research on physical activity and the risk of cancer, a job exposure matrix for physical activity (JEMPA) was made, including all occupations of the Dutch version of the 4-digit ILO occupational classification system. Physical activity was defined by number of hours sitting per 8-hour...

Sportactiviteit in relatie tot borstkanker: een epidemiologisch onderzoek

Congresbundel van het op 27 november 1998 gehouden Tweede Landelijke Congres van "Nederland in Beweging" onder auspiciën van het NOC*NSF te Arnhem.