Zhou Jin-Rong, Blackburn George L, Walker W Allan
Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Sep;86(3):s817-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/86.3.817S.
Diabetes, obesity, and related metabolic disorders are among the most pressing of today's health care concerns. Recent evidence from epidemiologic and basic research studies, as well as translational, clinical, and intervention studies, supports the emerging hypothesis that metabolic syndrome may be an important etiologic factor for the onset of cancer. On March 15-16, 2006, The Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition hosted the symposium "Metabolic Syndrome and the Onset of Cancer" as a platform to systematically evaluate the evidence in support of this hypothesis. This symposium, which gathered leaders in the fields of metabolism, nutrition, and cancer, will stimulate further research investigating the etiologic role of metabolic syndrome in cancer. Furthermore, it will help to guide the development of effective cancer prevention strategies via nutritional and lifestyle modifications to alleviate metabolic syndrome.
糖尿病、肥胖症及相关代谢紊乱是当今医疗保健领域最紧迫的问题之一。流行病学和基础研究、转化研究、临床研究及干预研究的最新证据支持了一种新出现的假说，即代谢综合征可能是癌症发病的一个重要病因。2006年3月15日至16日，哈佛医学院营养系主办了“代谢综合征与癌症发病”研讨会，作为一个系统评估支持这一假说证据的平台。这次研讨会汇聚了代谢、营养和癌症领域的领军人物，将推动进一步研究代谢综合征在癌症中的病因作用。此外，它将有助于通过营养和生活方式的改变来缓解代谢综合征，从而指导制定有效的癌症预防策略。
