SynthesisInternational journal of cancer2017
Meta-analysis of the association between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and cancer outcomes.
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The association between dietary inflammatory index and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- The Association of Dietary Diabetes Risk Reduction Score and the Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and the risk of esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the association between the dietary inflammatory index and risk of chronic kidney disease.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- What is the link between the dietary inflammatory index and the gut microbiome? A systematic review.European journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Dietary Patterns and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.Current nutrition reports · 2023Pooled it
- Diets, Dietary Patterns, Single Foods and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and breast cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of the Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and Colorectal Cancer.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Association between dietary inflammatory index and oral cancer risk: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of cancer risks in relation to environmental waste incinerator emissions: a meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies.Epidemiology and health · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Diet, Alcohol, BMI, and Physical Activity in Cancer Mortality: Summary Findings of the EPIC Study.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Human Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and risk of gynecological cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Diet quality and nutritional adequacy during a 2-year calorie restriction intervention: the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy 2 trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Changes in Dietary Inflammatory Index Patterns with Weight Loss in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2021Trial
- Anti-inflammatory Diet Before Diagnosis and Survival After Urologic Cancer: Findings from Two Swedish Prospective Cohorts.European urology open science · 2026Article
- Exploring the Connection Between Ultra-Processed Foods and Breast Cancer: From Adiposity to Inflammation and Beyond.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Convergent Validity of Multiple 24-h Dietary Recalls and Food Frequency Questionnaire in Calculating the Dietary Inflammatory Index Score in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Association of dietary inflammatory index and Chinese healthy eating index with abdominal obesity in kidney transplant recipients.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Proinflammatory dietary patterns have been associated with increased cancer risk and mortality. We present a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current published literature on a dietary inflammatory index (DII) score and its association with cancer risk and mortality outcomes. Published articles from online databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Embase) examining the association between DII and any cancer risk, incidence, or mortality between 1980 and November 2016 were selected for review. Results of studies meeting inclusion criteria were summarized and meta-analyzed using STATA to generate summary measures of association across studies. Sixty-three published articles were identified from the search, and following title, abstract and full-text review, twenty-four studies met inclusion criteria. All articles calculated DII scores based on study-specific food-frequency questionnaires using methodology from the same article. Of the 24 included studies, 13 were case-control, 6 were prospective cohort, 1 was a retrospective cohort, 3 were RCTs, and 1 did not specify study design. The most common cancers examined were colorectal, breast, lung, and prostate. Individuals in the highest versus lowest DII categories had 25% increased risk of overall cancer incidence (RR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.16-1.35), 75% higher odds of cancer (OR: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.43-2.16) and 67% increased risk of cancer mortality (RR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.13-2.48). Upon stratification for cancer type, positive associations remained (RR
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