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| Title |
Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nature Reviews Cancer, September 2002
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| DOI | 10.1038/nrc886 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bruce N. Ames, Patricia Wakimoto |
| Abstract |
Diet is estimated to contribute to about one-third of preventable cancers -- about the same amount as smoking. Inadequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals might explain the epidemiological findings that people who eat only small amounts of fruits and vegetables have an increased risk of developing cancer. Recent experimental evidence indicates that vitamin and mineral deficiencies can lead to DNA damage. Optimizing vitamin and mineral intake by encouraging dietary change, multivitamin and mineral supplements, and fortifying foods might therefore prevent cancer and other chronic diseases. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Mexico | 1 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Djibouti | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 178 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 169 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 12% |
| Researcher | 19 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 22% |
| Unknown | 32 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 14% |
| Unknown | 41 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 42. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2024.
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#984,988
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#323
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#749
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#3
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