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Influence of Neighborhood Environment, Lifestyle and Diet on Cancer Risk and Cancer Prevention

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 4014

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Trevor Dummer

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School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
Interests: cancer risk and prevention; geography; environment; epidemiology
Dr. Rachel Murphy

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Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
Interests: nutrition; dietary intake; cancer prevention; epidemiology
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Dear Colleagues,

The neighbourhood social and physical environment—where people live, work and play—is increasingly recognized as fundamental to chronic disease risk and individual-level health behaviours. For instance, aspects of the physical and social environments are associated with dietary intake, physical activity and smoking, amongst many other health-related behaviours. Such behaviours are central components in chronic disease prevention, including cancer prevention; thus, the neighbourhood environment and geographical context should be considered when examining lifestyle behaviours in relation to chronic disease.

This Special Issue of Nutrients, “Influence of Neighborhood Environment, Lifestyle and Diet on Cancer Risk and Cancer Prevention”, aims to provide the latest findings on the relationship between neighbourhood built and natural environments, lifestyle behaviours and cancer. We welcome the submission of manuscripts examining these links in relation to cancer prevention. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: cancer risk and the built environment; obesity risk and neighbourhood factors, such as walkability and greenspace; physical activity, walkability and chronic disease; and dietary behaviours and neighbourhood context. Epidemiological, interventional, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are welcome.

Dr. Trevor Dummer
Dr. Rachel Murphy
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • built environment
  • dietary intake
  • physical activity
  • cancer
  • lifestyle
  • prevention
  • obesity
  • behavioural
  • geography

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Dietary Intake and the Neighbourhood Environment in the BC Generations Project
by Rachel A. Murphy, Gabriela Kuczynski, Parveen Bhatti and Trevor J. B. Dummer
Nutrients 2022, 14(22), 4882; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14224882 - 18 Nov 2022
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Poor diet is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases including cancer. Understanding broader contextual factors that influence dietary intake is important for making tangible progress towards improving diet at the population level. This study investigated neighbourhood social and built environment factors [...] Read more.
Poor diet is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases including cancer. Understanding broader contextual factors that influence dietary intake is important for making tangible progress towards improving diet at the population level. This study investigated neighbourhood social and built environment factors and fruit and vegetable intake among ~28,000 adults aged 35–69 years within the BC Generations Project. Daily fruit and vegetable intake was categorized according to guidelines (≥5 servings/day vs. <5 servings/day). Geospatial characteristics included walkability, greenness, marginalization, and material and social deprivation, reflecting access to goods and amenities and social relationships. Generalized, linear mixed-effect models adjusted for sociodemographic factors and lifestyle variables were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs). Participants living in neighbourhoods with greater material deprivation (e.g., OR = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.70–0.86 for very high material deprivation) and very high social deprivation (OR = 0.90; 95% CI: 0.82–0.99) were less likely to meet recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption relative to those living in areas with very low material deprivation and very low social deprivation, respectively. Relative to participants living in areas with very low greenness, participants living in neighbourhoods with high (OR = 1.10, 95% CI 1.01–1.20) to very high (OR = 1.11, 95% CI 1.01–1.21) greenness were more likely to meet recommendations for fruits and vegetables. These findings highlight the complexity of dietary intake which may be shaped by multiple neighbourhood characteristics. Full article
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Reducing Liver Cancer Risk through Dietary Change: Positive Results from a Community-Based Educational Initiative in Three Racial/Ethnic Groups
by Lin Zhu, Ellen Jaeseon Kim, Evelyn González, Marilyn A. Fraser, Steven Zhu, Nathaly Rubio-Torio, Grace X. Ma, Ming-Chin Yeh and Yin Tan
Nutrients 2022, 14(22), 4878; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14224878 - 18 Nov 2022
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Dietary behaviors and alcohol consumption have been linked to liver disease and liver cancer. So far, most of the liver cancer awareness campaigns and behavioral interventions have focused on preventive behaviors such as screening and vaccination uptake, while few incorporated dietary aspects of [...] Read more.
Dietary behaviors and alcohol consumption have been linked to liver disease and liver cancer. So far, most of the liver cancer awareness campaigns and behavioral interventions have focused on preventive behaviors such as screening and vaccination uptake, while few incorporated dietary aspects of liver cancer prevention. We implemented a community-based education initiative for liver cancer prevention among the African, Asian, and Hispanic populations within the Greater Philadelphia and metropolitan New York City areas. Data from the baseline and the 6-month follow-up surveys were used for the assessment of changes in dietary behaviors and alcohol consumption among participants. In total, we recruited 578 participants through community-/faith-based organizations to participate in the educational workshops. The study sample included 344 participants who completed both baseline and follow-up survey. The Hispanic subgroup was the only one that saw an overall significant change in dietary behaviors, with the Mediterranean dietary score increasing significantly from 30.000 at baseline survey to 31.187 at 6-month follow-up assessment (p < 0.05), indicating a trend towards healthier dietary habit. In the African Americans participants, the consumption scores of fruits and poultry increased significantly, while vegetables and red meats decreased. In Asian Americans, the consumption of non-refined cereals, red meats, and dairy products decreased. Alcohol consumption decreased significantly among Hispanics while it did not change significantly among the other two communities. This community-based educational initiative generated different impacts in the three populations, further highlighting the needs for more targeted, culturally tailored efforts in health promotion among these underprivileged communities. Full article
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