American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity
Lawrence H Kushi, Colleen Doyle, Marji McCullough, Cheryl L Rock, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Elisa V Bandera, Susan Gapstur, Alpa V Patel, Kimberly Andrews, Ted Gansler, American Cancer Society 2010 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Elisa V Bandera, Tim Byers, Bette Caan, Kerry S Courneya, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Barbara Grant, Kathryn K Hamilton, Laurence N Kolonel, Lawrence H Kushi, Marilyn L Kwan, María Elena Martínez, Jeffrey Meyerhardt, Marion Morra, Marian L Neuhouser, Cheryl L Rock, Anna L Schwartz, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Terri Ades, Kimberly Andrews, Colleen Doyle, Ted Gansler, Susan Gapstur, Melissa Maitin-Shepard, Marji McCullough, Alpa V Patel, David Ringer, Michael Thun, Lawrence H Kushi, Colleen Doyle, Marji McCullough, Cheryl L Rock, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Elisa V Bandera, Susan Gapstur, Alpa V Patel, Kimberly Andrews, Ted Gansler, American Cancer Society 2010 Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Elisa V Bandera, Tim Byers, Bette Caan, Kerry S Courneya, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Barbara Grant, Kathryn K Hamilton, Laurence N Kolonel, Lawrence H Kushi, Marilyn L Kwan, María Elena Martínez, Jeffrey Meyerhardt, Marion Morra, Marian L Neuhouser, Cheryl L Rock, Anna L Schwartz, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Terri Ades, Kimberly Andrews, Colleen Doyle, Ted Gansler, Susan Gapstur, Melissa Maitin-Shepard, Marji McCullough, Alpa V Patel, David Ringer, Michael Thun
Abstract
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies and, ultimately, to affect dietary and physical activity patterns among Americans. These Guidelines, published approximately every 5 years, are developed by a national panel of experts in cancer research, prevention, epidemiology, public health, and policy, and they reflect the most current scientific evidence related to dietary and activity patterns and cancer risk. The ACS Guidelines focus on recommendations for individual choices regarding diet and physical activity patterns, but those choices occur within a community context that either facilitates or creates barriers to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this committee presents recommendations for community action to accompany the 4 recommendations for individual choices to reduce cancer risk. These recommendations for community action recognize that a supportive social and physical environment is indispensable if individuals at all levels of society are to have genuine opportunities to choose healthy behaviors. The ACS Guidelines are consistent with guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association for the prevention of coronary heart disease and diabetes, as well as for general health promotion, as defined by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
Copyright © 2012 American Cancer Society, Inc.
Source: PubMed