Table 3.

WCRF/AICR recommendations and adherence score breakdown of selected studies.

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research
Recommendation	Hastert, 2013 & 2014x	Catsburg, 2014	Makarem, 2015		Harris, 2016	Vergnaud, 2013 Romaguera, 2012		Nomura, 2016
“Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight”	18.5 ≤ BMIxi <25	18.5 ≤ BMI ≤25	0: <18.5 BMI >30.0 0.5: 25-29.9 1: 18.5-24.9		18.5 ≤ BMI <25	0: <18.5 BMI >30.0 0.5: 25-29.9 1: 18.5-24.9		0: <18.5 BMI ≥30.0 0.5: 25-<30 1: 18.5-<25
“Be physically active as part of everyday life”	≥30 min/d of moderate/fast walking and/or moderate/strenuo us activity ≥5 days/wk in ≥7 of the past 10 yrs	≥210 min/wk	0: <30 PAIxii 0.5: 30-33 1: >33		≥30 min/dxiii	0: <15 min/dxiv 0.5: 15-30 min/dv 1: Manual/heavy manual job, or >2h/wk vigorous, or >30 min/dv		0: all other 0.5: 2-4x/wk moderate or 1x/wk vigorous 1: ≥2x/wk vigorous or ≥5x/wk moderate
“Eat mostly foods of plant origin”	≥5 servings of fruits + veg and ≥1 serving whole grains and/or legumes/d	>400g veg +fruit plus ≥25g whole grains + legumes/d	Fruit + Veg (servings/d) 0: <2.5 0.5: 2.5-<5 1: ≥5 Refined Grains (g/d) Tertiles Vegetables (g/week) 0: Sxv>503; NSxvi <2,471.4 or S>503; NS >2,471.4 0.5: S<503; NS>2,471.4 1: S<503; NS>2,471.4		>400g veg + fruit plus ≥25g whole grains and legumes/d	Fruit + Veg (g/d) 0: <200 0.5: 200 to <400 1: >400 Dietary Fiber (g/d) 0: <12.5 0.5: 12.5 to <25 1: ≥25		Fruit + Veg (servings/d) 0: <3 0.5: 3-<5 1: ≥5 Dietary Fiber (g/d) 0: <12.5 0.5: 12.5 to <25 1: ≥25
“Limit intake of red meat and avoid processed meat”	<18 oz red and/or processed meat per week	<500g red and <25g processed meat per week	0: ≥500 g/wk or ≥50 g/d 0.5: <500 g/wk & 3 to <50 g/d 1: <500 g/wk & <3 g/d		<500g red and <25g processed meat/wk	0: ≥500 g/wk or ≥50 g/d 0.5: <500 g/wk & 3 to <50 g/d 1: <500 g/wk & <3 g/d		0: ≥500 g/wk RPxvii or ≥50 g/wk Pxviii 0.5: <500 g/wk RP & 3 to <50 g/wk P 1: <500 g/wk RP & <3 g/wk P
“Limit alcoholic drinks”	≤1 drink/d for women; ≤2 drink/d for men	≤1 standard drink per day	Wome n g/day: 0: >21 0.5: 14- 24 1: ≤14	Men g/day: 0: >42 0.5: 28- 42 1: ≤28	<10g alcohol/d	Women g/d: 0: >20 0.5: >10- 20 1: ≤10	Men g/d: 0: >30 0.5: >20-30 1: ≤20	0: >20 g/d 0.5: >10-20 1: ≤10
“Limit consumption of EDxix foods; avoid sugary drinks”	ED of diet <125 kcal/100g or <1 sugary drink/wk	ED of food <125kcal/100g. No soda or drinks with added sugar	ED Foods (servings/wk) Tertiles		<14 servings/wk of ED foods and <2 glasses/d of soda/juice	0: ED: >175xx 0.5:>125 to <175 1: ≤125 0: >250 g/d sugary drink 0.5: ≤250 g/d 1: 0 g/d		0: ≥250 g/d sugary drink 0.5: <250 g/d 1: 0 g/d
“Limit consumption of salt”	Not included	<2.4g sodium/d	Salty Foods Tertiles Sodium Intake g/d 0: >3.6 0.5: 2.4-3.6 1: <2.4		Not included	Not included		0: >2400 mg/d 0.5: >1500-2400 mg/d 1: ≤1500 mg/d
“Dietary supplements not recommended for cancer prevention”	Not included	Not included	Not included		Did not report consuming on a regular basis	Not included		Not included
“Mothers to breastfeed”	Not included	Not included	Not included		Not included	0: No BFxxi 0.5: >0 to <6 months 1: ≥6 months		Not included

^xHastert 2014 evaluated both men and women

^xiBody Mass Index kg/m²

^xiiPhysical Activity Index

^xiiiWalking/cycling + leisure time exercise

^xivCycling or sports

^xvStarchy vegetable

^xviNon-starchy vegetable

^xviiRed and processed meat

xviii: Processed meat

^xixEnergy dense/density

^xxkcal/100g/day

^xxiBreastfeeding