Nut and peanut butter consumption and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer subtypes
Cancer
Year Published: 2017
Journal
Am J Clin Nutr
Authors
Maryam Hashemian, Gwen Murphy, Arash Etemadi, Sanford M Dawsey, Linda M Liao, and Christian C Abnet
Methods
In this study, 566,407 persons between 50-71 years old were studied for an average of 15.5 years. The objective was to "evaluate the associations between nut and peanut butter consumption and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancers and their different subtypes.
Key Findings
Key Findings: "Among older American adults, both nut and peanut butter consumption were inversely associated with the risk of gastric noncardia adenocarcinoma."
