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Diet-related restrictive parenting practices. Impact on dietary intake of 2-year-old children and interactions with child characteristics

Gubbels, J.S. (author), Kremers, S.P.J. (author), Stafleu, A. (author), Dagnelie, P.C. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), de Vries, N.K. (author), Thijs, C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

This study examined the relationship between diet-related parenting practices, parental characteristics, child characteristics, and 2-year-old child's dietary intake. Cross-sectional data (N = 2578) originated from the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. Principal component analyses revealed two restrictive parenting practice clusters: a cluster...

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Lung cancer risk in relation to dietary acrylamide intake

Hogervorst, J.G.F. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Konings, E.J.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Background : Acrylamide is a probable human carcinogen that is present in several heat-treated foods. In epidemiological studies, positive associations between dietary acrylamide intake and the risks of endometrial, ovarian, estrogen receptor-positive breast, and renal cell cancers have been observed. The association between dietary acrylamide...

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Dietary glycemic load, glycemic index and colorectal cancer risk: Results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

Weijenberg, M.P. (author), Mullie, P.F.F. (author), Brants, H.A.M. (author), Heinen, M.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), KvL (author)

Since hyperinsulinemia is implicated in the development of colorectal cancer, determinants of serum insulin levels, like the glycemic load and the glycemic index of the diet, could influence cancer risk. Our objective was to evaluate whether a diet with a high glycemic load or glycemic index is associated with increased colorectal cancer risk....

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Occupational lung cancer risk among men in the Netherlands

Preller, L. (author), Balder, H.F. (author), Tielemans, E. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Objectives: To assess male lung cancer risks for industrial sectors in the Netherlands and to estimate the proportion of lung cancer attributed to working in specific industrial sectors. Methods: Associations were studied among men aged 55-69 years (n = 58 279) from the prospective Netherlands Cohort Study. 1920 incident lung cancer cases were...

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Fruits, vegetables, and colon cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies

Koushik, A. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Calle, E.E. (author), Cho, E. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Fuchs, C.S. (author), Giovannucci, E.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Harnack, L. (author), Jacobs Jr., D.R. (author), Kato, I. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Larsson, S.C. (author), Leitzmann, M.F. (author), Marshall, J.R. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Pietinen, P. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Schatzkin, A. (author), Sieri, S. (author), Virtanen, M.J. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Background Fruit and vegetable intakes have been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer; however, in more recent studies associations have been less consistent. Statistical power to examine associations by colon site has been limited in previous studies. Methods Fruit and vegetable intakes in relation to colon cancer risk were examined...

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Design characteristics of food frequency questionnaires in relation to their validity

Molag, M.L. (author), de Vries, J.H.M. (author), Ocké, M.C. (author), Dagnelie, P.C. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Jansen, M.C.J.F. (author), van Staveren, W.A. (author), van 't Veer, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

The authors investigated the role of food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) design, including length, use of portion-size questions, and FFQ origin, in ranking subjects according to their nutrient intake. They also studied the ability of the FFQ to detect differences in energy intake between subgroups and to assess energy and protein intake. In a...

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Intake of the major carotenoids and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies

Koushik, A. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Anderson, K.E. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Hankinson, S.E. (author), Larsson, S.C. (author), Leitzmann, M. (author), Marshall, J.R. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Rodriguez, C. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Ross, J.A. (author), Schatzkin, A. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Willett, W.C. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Carotenoids, found in fruits and vegetables, have the potential to protect against cancer because of their properties, including their functions as precursors to vitamin A and as antioxidants. We examined the associations between intakes of α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein/zeaxanthin and lycopene and the risk of invasive...

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A pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies of dietary fat, cholesterol and egg intake and ovarian cancer

Genkinger, J.M. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Anderson, K.E. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Colditz, G.A. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Hankinson, S.E. (author), Koenig, K.L. (author), Larsson, S.C. (author), Leitzmann, M. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Rodriguez, C. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Ross, J.A. (author), Schatzkin, A. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Smit, E. (author), Willett, W.C. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author)

Fat and cholesterol are theorized to promote ovarian carcinogenesis by increasing circulating estrogen levels. Although case-control studies have reported positive associations between total and saturated fat intake and ovarian cancer risk, two cohort studies have observed null associations. Dietary cholesterol and eggs have been positively...

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Heme and chlorophyll intake and risk of colorectal cancer in the Netherlands cohort study

Balder, H.F. (author), de Vogel, J. (author), Jansen, M.C.J.F. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Westenbrink, S. (author), van der Meer, R.D. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Background: The evidence for red meat as a determinant of colorectal cancer remains equivocal, which might be explained by differences in heme content. Heme is the prooxidant, iron-containing porphyrin pigment of meat and its content depends on the type of meat. Chlorophyll from green vegetables might modify this association. Methods: The...

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Krachtvoer: Process evaluation of a Dutch programme for lower vocational schools to promote healthful diet

Martens, M. (author), van Assema, P. (author), Paulussen, T. (author), Schaalma, H. (author), Brug, J. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)

The aim of this study was to examine the fidelity and completeness of the implementation of a school-based healthful diet promotion programme called 'Krachtvoer' (we use the Dutch title of the programme throughout this article. A possible translation is Power Food, but this does not reflect the play on words in the Dutch title), aimed at lower...

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Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk: Results from three cohort studies in the DIETSCAN project

Männistö, S. (author), Dixon, L.B. (author), Balder, H.F. (author), Virtanen, M.J. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Khani, B.R. (author), Berrino, F. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Hartman, A.M. (author), Pietinen, P. (author), Tan, F. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author)

Objective: Only a few consistent findings on individual foods or nutrients that influence breast cancer risk have emerged thus far. Since people do not consume individual foods but certain combinations of them, the analysis of dietary patterns may offer an additional aspect for assessing associations between diet and diseases such as breast...

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Consumption of vegetables and fruits and risk of ovarian carcinoma: Results from the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer

Mommers, M. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

BACKGROUND. To the authors' knowledge, only a few prospective studies to date have investigated the correlation between vegetable and fruit consumption and the risk of ovarian carcinoma and their results have been inconclusive. METHODS. Vegetable and fruit intake was assessed in relation to ovarian carcinoma, among 62,573 postmenopausal women...

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Anthropometry, physical activity, and endometrial cancer risk: Results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

Schouten, L.J. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)

Although obesity is an established risk factor for endometrial cancer, evidence linking risk to height, weight change since age 20, and physical activity is limited. In this case-cohort study, 62 573 women from The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer were followed up from 1986 to 1995, and 226 endometrial cancer case patients were...

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Alcohol and ovarian cancer risk: Results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

Schouten, L.J. (author), Zeegers, M.P.A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)

Objective: To study alcohol consumption in relation to ovarian cancer risk in a prospective cohort study. Methods: The Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer was initiated in 1986. A self-administered questionnaire on dietary habits and other risk factors for cancer was completed by 62,573 postmenopausal women. Follow-up for cancer was...

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Televisiekijken en enkele eetgewoonten bij Amsterdamse 6-14-jarigen; een transversaal onderzoek [Television watching and some eating habits of 6-14-year-old children in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; a cross-sectional study]

Renders, C.M. (author), Henneman, L. (author), Timmermans, D.R.M. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author)

Objective. To describe the time spent by children between the ages of 6-14 years watching television during a weekday and to examine associated factors. Design. Cross-sectional questionnaire study. Method. Data were collected during a vaccination campaign against meningococci C in Amsterdam in September 2002. From a sample of 2910 parents of 6...

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Quantity and variety of fruit and vegetable consumption and cancer risk

Jansen, M.C.J.F. (author), Bueno-De-Mesquita, H.B. (author), Feskens, E.J.M. (author), Streppel, M.T. (author), Kok, F.J. (author), Kromhout, D. (author), TNO Voeding (author)

The recommendation for fruit and vegetable intake includes eating a certain quantity as well as a variety. The evidence for eating a variety is limited. We examined the association with cancer in a prospective cohort study among 730 Dutch men aged 65-84 yr followed for 10 years, resulting in 138 cancer cases. The quantity of fruits and...

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Dietary patterns associated with colon and rectal cancer: Results from the Dietary Patterns and Cancer (DIETSCAN) Project

Dixon, L.B. (author), Balder, H.F. (author), Virtanen, M.J. (author), Rashidkhani, B. (author), Männistö, S. (author), Krogh, V. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Hartman, A.M. (author), Pietinen, P. (author), Tan, F. (author), Virtamo, J. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)

Background: An analysis of dietary patterns or combinations of foods may provide insight regarding the influence of diet on the risk of colon and rectal cancer. Objective: A primary aim of the Dietary Patterns and Cancer (DIETSCAN) Project was to develop and apply a common methodologic approach to study dietary patterns and cancer in 4 European...

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Common and Country-Specific Dietary Patterns in Four European Cohort Studies

Balder, H.F. (author), Virtanen, M. (author), Brants, H.A.M. (author), Krogh, V. (author), Dixon, L.B. (author), Tan, F. (author), Mannisto, S. (author), Bellocco, R. (author), Pietinen, P. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Berrino, F. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Hartman, A.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author)

The association between diet and cancer, predominantly investigated univariately, has often been inconsistent, possibly because of the large number of candidate risk factors and their high intercorrelations. Analysis of dietary patterns is expected to give more insight than analysis of single nutrients or foods. This study aimed to develop and...

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Socio-economic status, dietary intake and 10 y trends: The Dutch National Food Consumption Survey

Hulshof, K.F.A.M. (author), Brussaard, J.H. (author), Kruizinga, A.G. (author), Telman, J. (author), Löwik, M.R.H. (author), TNO Voeding (author)

Objective: To study differences in dietary intake between adults with different socioeconomic status (SES) and trends over time. Design: Cross-sectional study based on data of three Dutch National Food Consumption Surveys (DNFCS-1 1987/88; DNFCS-2 1992; DNFCS-3 1997/98), obtained from a panel by a stratified probability sample of the non...

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Salt intake, cured meat consumption, refrigerator use and stomach cancer incidence: A prospective cohort study (Netherlands)

van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Botterweck, A.A.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO TNO Voeding (author)

Objective: Many case-control studies have reported that salt and cured meat intake are positively, and refrigerator use is inversely, associated with stomach cancer risk. In the current prospective study these associations were evaluated. Methods: The Netherlands Cohort Study consisted of 120,852 men and women ages 55-69 years at baseline in...

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