American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer With Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity

@article{Kushi2006AmericanCS,
  title={American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer With Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity},
  author={Lawrence H. Kushi and Tim E. Byers and Colleen M Doyle and Elisa V. Bandera and Marji L. McCullough and Ted Gansler and Kimberly S. Andrews and Michael J. Thun},
  journal={CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians},
  year={2006},
  volume={56}
}
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… Expand
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