Diet and Physical Activity Guidelines Update
In 2020, the American Cancer Society updated the Diet and Physical Activity Guidelines for Cancer Prevention that recommend:
- All people get to and stay at a healthy weight throughout life.
- Children, teens, and adults be physically active.
- People of all ages follow a healthy eating pattern.
- It’s best not to drink alcohol.
Spotlight on Nutrition and Physical Activity Grantees
Following are some of the nutrition and physical activity investigators currently funded through research grants by the American Cancer Society. They're working to find the answers that will save more lives and better prevent, treat, and manage cancer.
Could Playing Video Games Motivate Breast Cancer Survivors to Exercise?
Exploring How Food Choices Influence the Risk for Colon Cancer
Are There Racial Differences in How Physical Activity Affects Breast Cancer Survival?
From Our Researchers
The American Cancer Society employs a staff of full-time researchers who relentlessly pursue the
answers that help us understand the relationship between healthy eating
and active living and cancer.
Studying the Influence of Better Diet After Diagnosis for Colorectal Cancer
Study Finds Losing Weight After 50 May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Women who lose weight after age 50 and keep it off have a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight stays the same, according to a study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (lead by Lauren Teras, PhD), the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and others.
Study: Getting Enough Exercise Lowers Risk of 7 Cancers
Getting recommended amounts of physical activity is linked to a lower risk for 7 cancer types, according to a study from the American Cancer Society (co-author Alpa Patel, PhD) the National Cancer Institute, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Even Light Levels of Physical Activity Provide Benefits
A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society, led by Erika Rees-Punia, PhD, finds that it's healthier to do even light levels of physical activity compared to just sitting.
Expert Panel: Physical Activity Helps Prevent Cancer and May Help Cancer Survivors Live Longer
An expert panel on exercise and cancer (with American Cancer Society researcher, Alpa Patel, PhD, on the committee) found evidence that exercise can help prevent some cancers. They also found such strong evidence that physical activity can help some cancer survivors live longer that they created new exercise guidelines for cancer survivors.
Study: Millennials' Increased Risk for Some Obesity-Linked Cancers
Led by Hyuna Sung, PhD, researchers at the American Cancer Society found that 6 cancers proven to be related to obesity are increasing more rapidly in people younger than 50 than those older than 50. To understand what this study means to you and your loved ones, read these 5 key takeaway messages.
To learn more about this study, see Dr. Len Lichtenfeld's blog.