Publications by authors named "Torill E Jensen"
Background: Iron is an essential micronutrient with differing intake patterns and metabolism between men and women. Epidemiologic evidence on the association of dietary iron and its heme and non-heme components with colorectal cancer (CRC) development is inconclusive.
Methods: We examined baseline dietary questionnaire-assessed intakes of total, heme, and non-heme iron and CRC risk in the EPIC cohort.
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- A study was conducted to explore how pre-diagnostic dietary patterns linked to inflammation, insulin, and estrogen affect survival rates in breast cancer (BC) patients.
- Researchers used dietary data from a large European study and applied statistical models to analyze the relationships between various diets and overall mortality as well as BC-specific mortality.
- The findings indicated that following a diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) was linked to lower overall mortality, while pro-inflammatory diets were associated with a slight increase in mortality; however, no significant link was found with estrogen-related diets or BC-specific mortality.
According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, vitamin D might decrease the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, less is known about the association with cancers in different subsites of the colon and in the rectum. The aim of this study was to examine associations between pre-diagnostic intake of vitamin D and risk of CRC by anatomical subsites.
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- Chronic inflammation may play a role in the development of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), and dietary choices might influence this inflammation.
- The study followed over 450,000 participants in the EPIC cohort for an average of 14 years, identifying 712 new DTC cases to explore the relationship between specific dietary inflammatory scores and DTC risk.
- Findings indicated that higher dietary inflammatory index scores were slightly associated with increased DTC risk, while the Inflammatory Score of the Diet showed no significant link, suggesting the need for further validation of these results.
Background And Aims: This study aimed to expand the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) nutrient database (ENDB) by adding amino acid (AA) values, using the U.S. nutrient database (USNDB).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Emerging evidence suggests a role of amino acids (AAs) in the development of various diseases including renal failure, liver cirrhosis, diabetes and cancer. However, mechanistic pathways and the effects of dietary AA intakes on circulating levels and disease outcomes are unclear. We aimed to compare protein and AA intakes, with their respective blood concentrations in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine timing of eating across ten European countries.
Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study using standardized 24 h diet recalls collected during 1995-2000. Eleven predefined food consumption occasions were assessed during the recall interview.