TITLE:
Dietary Patterns and Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index in Southern Brazil and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Case-Control Study
AUTHORS:
Raquel Goreti Eckert-Dreher, Daniela Coelho dos Santos, André Wust Zibetti, Karina Bettega Felipe, Danilo Wilhelm-Filho, Rozangela Curi Pedrosa
KEYWORDS:
Colorectal Cancer, Dietary Inflammatory Index, Dietary Patterns, Smokers, Overweight
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
22,
2020
ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: To evaluate the dietary habits of individuals with
colorectal cancer (CRC) and healthy adults living in southern Brazil. Methods: The anthropometric assessment was carried out according to the WHO standard and
eating habits were assessed using a questionnaire food frequency. The dietary
inflammatory index (eDII) was calculated based on the frequency of consumption
of anti- and pro-inflammatory foods. Results: 178 colorectal cancer cases and 178 controls were included, age over 50
years (81.7%). 38.2% of CRC individuals were smokers or former smokers and
69.1% were overweight, 15.7% had type II diabetes and 41% had hypertension. The
consumption of bread and white rice (OR 1365.8; p - 477.16; p - 233; p Conclusions: In the south of Brazil, the Western
diet pattern was related to the diagnosis of CRC, in addition to the male
gender, smoking and overweight. In an unprecedented way for the Brazilian
population, we associate eDII with the risk of CRC.