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Comments on “Plant‐based diet index and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: Findings from a prospective cohort study”

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In summary, the study reinforces diet quality as a potentially modifiable lever for primary HCC prevention. Future investigations should incorporate repeated dietary measures, richer socioeconomic and environmental data, comprehensive medication/comorbidity adjustment, and formal prediction modeling to determine whether plant-forward dietary counseling adds actionable value in diverse Asian populations. Ali Zahedian: Investigation; writing – original draft. Ebrahim Hejazian: Investigation; writing – original draft. Mohammad Barary: Investigation; writing – original draft; writing – review and editing. Mohammad Ranaee: Investigation; writing – original draft. Soheil Ebrahimpour: Investigation; writing – original draft; supervision. The authors thank the Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center of Babol University of Medical Sciences. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Source: International Journal of Cancer

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.70242

Authors: Ali Zahedian, Ebrahim Hejazian, Mohammad Barary, Mohammad Ranaee, Soheil Ebrahimpour

Institutions: Babol University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Babol University of Medical Sciences