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American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention

Reducing the Risk of Cancer With Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity^*

Dr. Kushi is Associate Director for Etiology and Prevention Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
Dr. Byers is Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics; and Deputy Director, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO.
Ms. Doyle is Director, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Cancer Control Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Bandera is Assistant Professor, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.
Dr. McCullough is Nutritional Epidemiologist, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Gansler is Director of Medical Content, Health Promotions, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
Ms. Andrews is a Research Associate, Cancer Control Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
Dr. Thun is Vice President, Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.

This article is available online at http://CAonline.AmCancerSoc.org

The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies and ultimately, to affect dietary and physical activity patterns among Americans. These Guidelines, published every 5 years, are developed by a national panel of experts in cancer research, prevention, epidemiology, public health, and policy, and as such, they represent the most current scientific evidence related to dietary and activity patterns and cancer risk. The ACS Guidelines include recommendations for individual choices regarding diet and physical activity patterns, but those choices occur within a community context that either facilitates or interferes with healthy behaviors. Community efforts are essential to create a social environment that promotes healthy food choices and physical activity. Therefore, this committee presents one key recommendation for community action to accompany the four recommendations for individual choices to reduce cancer risk. This recommendation for community action recognizes that a supportive social environment is indispensable if individuals at all levels of society are to have genuine opportunities to choose healthy behaviors. The ACS Guidelines are consistent with guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association forthe prevention of coronary heart disease and diabetes, as well as for general health promotion, as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services' 2005 Dietary Guidelinesfor Americans.

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