Open AccessAmerican Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention
Author(s) -
Kushi Lawrence H.,
Doyle Colleen,
McCullough Marji,
Rock Cheryl L.,
DemarkWahnefried Wendy,
Bandera Elisa V.,
Gapstur Susan,
Patel Alpa V.,
Andrews Kimberly,
Gansler Ted
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.20140
Subject(s) - cancer prevention , health promotion , context (archaeology) , gerontology , medicine , surgeon general , public health , physical activity , promotion (chess) , environmental health , action (physics) , cancer , political science , nursing , physical therapy , paleontology , politics , law , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
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 approximately every 5 years, are developed by a national panel of experts in cancer research, prevention, epidemiology, public health, and policy, and they reflect the most current scientific evidence related to dietary and activity patterns and cancer risk. The ACS Guidelines focus on recommendations for individual choices regarding diet and physical activity patterns, but those choices occur within a community context that either facilitates or creates barriers to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this committee presents recommendations for community action to accompany the 4 recommendations for individual choices to reduce cancer risk. These recommendations for community action recognize that a supportive social and physical 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 for the prevention of coronary heart disease and diabetes, as well as for general health promotion, as defined by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans . CA Cancer J Clin 2012. © 2012 American Cancer Society.