Dietary consumption trend and its correlation with global cancer burden: A quantitative and comprehensive analysis from 1990 to 2019

Shaohong Luo, Dong Lin, Shufei Lai, Shen Lin, Lixian Zhong, Xiaoting Huang, Xiongwei Xu, Xiuhua Weng

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of dietary consumption on cancer burden and formulate an effective solution. Methods: Dietary consumption, number of cancer deaths, disability-adjusted life years, and corresponding age-standardized rates were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The annual percentage change was used to quantify the temporal trends in cancer burden and dietary consumption. Age, sex, location, and sociodemographic index were stratified to further analyze the discrepancy in cancer burden attributable to dietary intake. Results: Five cancers (breast, colon and rectal, tracheal, bronchus and lung, esophageal, and stomach) were documented to be associated with dietary consumption in the Global Burden of Disease database. The age-standardized death rate and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate in 2019 were 7.56 and 1168.77 per 100 000 population, respectively. For most cancers, the age-standardized death rate and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate displayed a decreasing tendency, with annual percentage change varying from –3.60 to –0.29 and from –3.64 to –0.03 from 1990 to 2019, respectively. The age-standardized death rate and age-standardized standardized disability-adjusted life years rate were higher in men than in women (9.68 vs 5.79 and 213.16 vs 129.18, respectively). In addition, the diet-related cancer burden in higher sociodemographic index regions exceeded that in lower sociodemographic index regions. Conclusion: Dietary consumption has a considerable influence on cancer burden, among which colon and rectal cancer burden account for the largest proportion. Increasing the intake of whole grains, milk, fiber, calcium, vegetables, and fruits and reducing the consumption of processed meat and sodium are instrumental in lowering the disease burden of cancer. The quantitative analysis of dietary consumption would provide a more detailed reference for diet-related decision makers and raise awareness of healthy dietary habits in diet management departments, food production enterprises, and the general public.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number112225
Pages (from-to)112225
JournalNutrition
Volume117
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Death
  • Dietary consumption
  • Disability-adjusted life years
  • Global Burden of Disease Study
  • Vegetables
  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Fruit
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Diet
  • Female
  • Neoplasms/epidemiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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