Ten studies reported on intake of dietary long chain omega 3 fatty acid, whereas four were based on circulating blood compositions of omega 3. Five studies involved participants from Europe, four from North America, and five from the Asia-Pacific region.
A recent report on dietary intake of ω3/ ω6 from the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids specifically recommended the following proportions: linoleic acid intake (2 energy %) and α-linolenic acid intake (0.7 energy %), but a minimum intake of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid combined (500 mg/d) for optimum cardiovascular health [ 42].
A randomized controlled trial previously conducted in radiation oncology patients demonstrated that nutrition intervention had a beneficial impact on body weight, nutritional status, and quality of life compared with standard practice, but it did not report on dietary intake data.
The Belgian Consumption Food survey conducted in 2004 reported on fluid intake of Belgians older than 15 years and the results were reported on basic beverages for the fluid intake without energy.
The review by Özen et al. [ 10] showed also that for one country, such as the USA, several studies reporting on fluid intake of children are available.
To our knowledge, according to reports on food intake of high energy diets during gestation in rodents, the mothers either adjust their food intake in terms of calories regardless of the diet [103] or increase the caloric intake [104], [105].
Monitoring should report on mean caffeine intake, high acute and high chronic consumption levels, and the intake of population groups who are sensitive to caffeine, particularly children and adolescents.
There are limited recent reports on vitD intake in preterm infants during birth hospitalisation.
We are aware of two other studies reporting on lignan intake and ovarian cancer risk, with conflicting results.
To our knowledge, no other studies have reported on sugar intake and ovarian cancer risk by histological subtypes.
