Ultra-processed foods, adiposity and risk of head and neck cancer and oesophageal adenocarcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study: a mediation analysis
Morales-Berstein F, Biessy C, Viallon V, Goncalves-Soares A, Casagrande C, Hémon B, Kliemann N, Cairat M, Blanco Lopez J, Al Nahas A, Chang K, Vamos E, Rauber F, Bertazzi Levy R, Barbosa Cunha D, Jakszyn P, Ferrari P, Vineis P, Masala G, Catalano A, Sonestedt E, Borné Y, Katzke V, Bajracharya R, Agnoli C, Guevara M, Heath A, Radoï L, Mancini F, Weiderpass E, Huerta J, Sánchez M, Tjønneland A, Kyrø C, Schulze M, Skeie G, Lukic M, Braaten T, Gunter M, Millett C, Agudo A, Brennan P, Borges M, Richmond R, Richardson T, Davey Smith G, Relton C, Huybrechts I. Ultra-processed foods, adiposity and risk of head and neck cancer and oesophageal adenocarcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study: a mediation analysis. European Journal Of Nutrition 2023, 63: 377-396. PMID: 37989797, PMCID: PMC10899298, DOI: 10.1007/s00394-023-03270-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdiposityDietEsophageal NeoplasmsFast FoodsFood HandlingFood, ProcessedHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMediation AnalysisObesityProspective StudiesConceptsConsumption of ultra-processed foodsUltra-processed foodsWaist-to-hip ratioRisk of head and neck cancerUltra-processed food consumptionOesophageal adenocarcinoma riskEuropean Prospective InvestigationBody mass indexHead and neck cancerIncreased risk of HNCHigher consumption of ultra-processed foodsHead and neck cancer riskProspective InvestigationCancer and NutritionNegative control analysesOesophageal adenocarcinomaWaist-to-hipNegative control outcomesAssociated with greater riskMediation analysisNeck cancerAccidental deathEPIC participantsMass indexGreater risk