Association of fat quality index with head and neck cancer risk: results from a prospective study
Higher FQI is associated with lower HNC incidence, independent of total fat intake. These findings highlight that prioritizing dietary fat quality over quantity may be a critical strategy for HNC primary prevention.
Authors
- Yuxiang Luo
- Li Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-2602)
- Linglong Peng
- Yi Xiao
- Ziyao Zeng
- Yahui Jiang
- Yunhao Tang
- Yaxu Wang
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Dalian Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Third People 's Hospital of Chongqing (CN)
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Thorax Foundation (GR)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1737854
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chongqing Medical University
- Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam