이심열1, 신명희2, 성미경3, 백희영4, 박유경5, 김정선6, 손정우7, 김원경8, 정현주4, 안윤옥9

1동국대학교 사범대학 가정교육과, 2성균관대학교 의과대학 사회의학교실, 3숙명여자대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과, 4서울대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과, 5경희대학교 동서의학대학원 의학영양학과, 6국립암센터 암역학연구과, 7배화여자대학 전통조리과, 8서울대학교병원 급식영양과, 9서울대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실


Background: As a leading cause of death in Korea, cancer is known to be related to lifestyle including diet. In 2007, the World Cancer Research Fund announced 10 evidence-based guidelines for reducing the number of cancers. The purpose of this paper was to produce guidelines specific to and relevant to the people of Korea.
Methods: Ranging over 6 categories, 15 dietary factors known to be associated with cancers were selected after reviewing the results of relevant researches including Korean subjects and evidence-based research documents regarding the relationships between cancer and diet. The levels of intake of these selected dietary factors by Koreans were compared to the established dietary guidelines and detailed practices for cancer prevention.
Results: The Korean dietary guidelines for cancer prevention consists of 8 detailed recommendations along with multiple specific practices based on the analyses of data and documents on weight and intake of cereals, fruits, vegetables, meat, salt, dairy products, alcohol, and nutrient supplements.
Conclusions: The Korean dietary guidelines for cancer prevention were established based on valid scientific approach by analyzing the most recent available data. For some dietary factors, however, sufficient analysis for intake levels in Koreans was not possible. Therefore, fundamental data for the establishment of national strategy and for guideline amendments for preventing cancers need to be gathered through the analyses of relationships between cause and deaths due to cancer, database reinforcement, additional research including Korean subjects, and assessment of usual intake.

Keywords: Neoplasms, Diet, Nutrition policy