Research has shown that there can be no doubt of a relationship between foods and cancer, and as a result, the National Research Council makes the following suggestions: 1) Since the intake of excessive fatty foods appears to be related to high incidence of stomach and intestinal cancer, people should reduce the amount of fats and oils in their diet.
最受食物影響的為胃癌、大腸癌，其次是乳癌、子宮癌及肺癌。美國國家科學委員會的實驗研究結果，提供下列幾點指引：一、高脂肪食物與乳癌及大腸癌有關，建議盡量減少食物中的油脂。