• Anne-Claire Vergnaud, Dora Romaguera, Petra H Peeters, Carla H van Gils, Doris S M Chan, Isabelle Romieu, Heinz Freisling, Pietro Ferrari, Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, Guy Fagherazzi, Laureen Dartois, Kuanrong Li, Kaja Tikk, Manuela M Bergmann, Heiner Boeing, Anne Tjønneland, Anja Olsen, Kim Overvad, Christina C Dahm, Maria Luisa Redondo, Antonio Agudo, María-José Sánchez, Pilar Amiano, María-Dolores Chirlaque, Eva Ardanaz, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nick J Wareham, Francesca Crowe, Antonia Trichopoulou, Philippos Orfanos, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Giovanna Masala, Sabina Sieri, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Salvatore Panico, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Martine M Ros, Anne May, Elisabet Wirfält, Emily Sonestedt, Ingegerd Johansson, Göran Hallmans, Eiliv Lund, Elisabete Weiderpass, Christine L Parr, Elio Riboli, and Teresa Norat.
• Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
• Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2013 May 1; 97 (5): 1107-20.

BackgroundIn 2007, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) issued recommendations on diet, physical activity, and weight management for cancer prevention on the basis of the most comprehensive collection of available evidence.ObjectiveWe investigated whether concordance with WCRF/AICR recommendations is related to risk of death.DesignThe current study included 378,864 participants from 9 European countries enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. At recruitment (1992-1998), dietary, anthropometric, and lifestyle information was collected. A WCRF/AICR score, which incorporated 6 of the WCRF/AICR recommendations for men [regarding body fatness, physical activity, foods and drinks that promote weight gain, plant foods, animal foods, and alcoholic drinks (score range: 0-6)] and 7 WCRF/AICR recommendations for women [plus breastfeeding (score range: 0-7)], was constructed. Higher scores indicated greater concordance with WCRF/AICR recommendations. Associations between the WCRF/AICR score and risks of total and cause-specific death were estimated by using Cox regression analysis.ResultsAfter a median follow-up time of 12.8 y, 23,828 deaths were identified. Participants within the highest category of the WCRF/AICR score (5-6 points in men; 6-7 points in women) had a 34% lower hazard of death (95% CI: 0.59, 0.75) compared with participants within the lowest category of the WCRF/AICR score (0-2 points in men; 0-3 points in women). Significant inverse associations were observed in all countries. The WCRF/AICR score was also significantly associated with a lower hazard of dying from cancer, circulatory disease, and respiratory disease.ConclusionResults of this study suggest that following WCRF/AICR recommendations could significantly increase longevity.

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