Development of quantitative index evaluating anticancer or carcinogenic potential of diet: The Anti-Cancer Food Scoring System (ACFS) 1.0

Abstract

Cancer is a global health burden, and one-third of the cancer was estimated to be related with diet. The most reliable report about diet and cancer prevention is the expert report of the World Cancer Research Fund & American Institute of Cancer Research (WCRF & AICR). In a recent study, cancer mortality has been reduced by 60% in the population adhered the guidelines of the report. However, most of the studies including WCRF & AICR report, have written with academic terms in nutritional and medical aspects, and most of them are in English. The aim of this study is to create a model, named Anti-Cancer Food Scoring System (ACFS), that can provide a simple index of the anticancer or carcinogenic potential of food. This index will help the people without expertise can assess the anticancer potential of their daily meals.