NASHVILLE, Tenn.—According to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, no associations between dietary intakes of select antioxidant micronutrients were seen for men or women; however, fruit intake was inversely associated with distal gastric cancer risk among men in Shanghai (2010;172(4):397-406).
Incident distal gastric cancers identified between 1996 and 2007 among members of the Shanghai Women's Health Study (n=206) and the Shanghai Men's Health Study (n=132) were assessed for intakes of fruits, vegetables and select micronutrients.
For women, no associations were found between gastric cancer risk and the highest intake of fruits or vegetables. For men, increased fruit intake was associated with decreased risk of distal gastric cancer, but no association was seen with increased intake of vegetables. The inverse association with fruit intake for men was more evident among ever smokers than never smokers.
