Research on the link between adherence to specific type of diets and cancer risk is scant, especially regarding overall cancer risk and the mediating mechanisms. Here, the authors use the UK Biobank data to show negative association of adherence to Mediterranean and Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diets with cancer risk and the metabolites mediating this association.
- Yi Fan
- Chanchan Hu
- Fengqiong Liu