a Centre for Cancer and Inflammation Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , China.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Jan 2;57(1):82-94. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2013.852510.
Cancers have been the leading cause of death worldwide and the prevalence of obesity is also increasing in these few decades. Interestingly, there is a direct association between cancer and obesity. Each year, more than 90,000 cancer deaths are caused by obesity or overweight. The dietary pattern in Crete, referred as the traditional Mediterranean diet, is believed to confer Crete people the low mortality rates from cancers. Nevertheless, the antiobesity effect of the Mediterranean diet is less studied. Given the causal relationship between obesity and cancer, the antiobesity effect of traditional Mediterranean diet might contribute to its anticancer effects. In this regard, we will critically review the anticancer and antiobesity effects of this diet and its dietary factors. The possible mechanisms underlying these effects will also be discussed.
癌症一直是全球范围内的主要死亡原因，而肥胖的患病率在这几十年里也在不断增加。有趣的是，癌症和肥胖之间存在直接的关联。每年，有超过 9 万人的癌症死亡是由肥胖或超重引起的。克里特岛的饮食模式，被称为传统的地中海饮食，被认为赋予了克里特岛人较低的癌症死亡率。然而，地中海饮食的抗肥胖效果研究较少。鉴于肥胖与癌症之间的因果关系，传统地中海饮食的抗肥胖效果可能有助于其抗癌效果。在这方面，我们将批判性地审查这种饮食及其饮食因素的抗癌和抗肥胖作用。还将讨论这些作用的潜在机制。
