Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study
Abstract Objective: This study aims to investigate diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours among cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals. Design: It is a cross-sectional study initiated from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINT). Setting: Relevant survey...
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Abstract
Objective:
This study aims to investigate diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours among cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals.
Design:
It is a cross-sectional study initiated from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINT).
Setting:
Relevant survey questions from different iterations of HINTS were harmonised. Chi-square test and logistic regression models were performed to identify differences in diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours between the two groups.
Participants:
Participants in the study were drawn from the HINT survey with various variables including age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status and BMI.
Results:
The analysis revealed no significant differences in diet-related cancer risk awareness or behaviours between cancer survivors and non-cancer individuals. Those dietary factors included red and processed meat, alcohol, fibre, sugar-sweetened beverages, fruits and vegetables. Specifically, 82 % of both survivors and non-survivors failed to meet the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendations for daily fruit consumption (OR = 0·91; 95 % CI = 0·77, 1·06), and approximately 75 % did not meet the daily vegetable intake guidelines (OR = 0·96; 95 % CI = 0·83, 1·11). The findings suggest that a cancer diagnosis does not inherently lead to improved dietary awareness or healthier eating behaviours.
Conclusion:
The lack of improvement in diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours among cancer survivors indicated missed education opportunities. The ‘teachable moment’ of cancer diagnosis was not effectively utilised, which highlighted a need for stronger guidance from healthcare providers. This gap may also reflect barriers, including limited training, time constraints and limited interprofessional collaboration among health professionals in delivering targeted dietary advice.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d39348c0f12a4423bfcfd5cc8aed1adf2025-08-20T03:24:52ZengCambridge University PressPublic Health Nutrition1368-98001475-27272025-01-012810.1017/S1368980025100505Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS studyHemangi Mavadiya0Yunxia Lu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-7729Department of Population Health and Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, University of California-Irvine, 856 Health Sciences Quad, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Population Health and Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health, University of California-Irvine, 856 Health Sciences Quad, Irvine, CA 92697, USA Abstract Objective: This study aims to investigate diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours among cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals. Design: It is a cross-sectional study initiated from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINT). Setting: Relevant survey questions from different iterations of HINTS were harmonised. Chi-square test and logistic regression models were performed to identify differences in diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours between the two groups. Participants: Participants in the study were drawn from the HINT survey with various variables including age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, marital status and BMI. Results: The analysis revealed no significant differences in diet-related cancer risk awareness or behaviours between cancer survivors and non-cancer individuals. Those dietary factors included red and processed meat, alcohol, fibre, sugar-sweetened beverages, fruits and vegetables. Specifically, 82 % of both survivors and non-survivors failed to meet the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommendations for daily fruit consumption (OR = 0·91; 95 % CI = 0·77, 1·06), and approximately 75 % did not meet the daily vegetable intake guidelines (OR = 0·96; 95 % CI = 0·83, 1·11). The findings suggest that a cancer diagnosis does not inherently lead to improved dietary awareness or healthier eating behaviours. Conclusion: The lack of improvement in diet-related cancer risk awareness and behaviours among cancer survivors indicated missed education opportunities. The ‘teachable moment’ of cancer diagnosis was not effectively utilised, which highlighted a need for stronger guidance from healthcare providers. This gap may also reflect barriers, including limited training, time constraints and limited interprofessional collaboration among health professionals in delivering targeted dietary advice. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980025100505/type/journal_articleCancer survivorsDiet awarenessNutrition policyDietary behaviour |
| spellingShingle | Hemangi Mavadiya Yunxia Lu Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study Public Health Nutrition Cancer survivors Diet awareness Nutrition policy Dietary behaviour |
| title | Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study |
| title_full | Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study |
| title_fullStr | Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study |
| title_short | Diet-related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non-cancer individuals: a pooled analysis of the HINTS study |
| title_sort | diet related awareness and behaviours in cancer survivors compared with non cancer individuals a pooled analysis of the hints study |
| topic | Cancer survivors Diet awareness Nutrition policy Dietary behaviour |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1368980025100505/type/journal_article |
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