DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines - Eat For Health

Appendix 9: Summary of omitted
evidence statements
A number of relationships between food consumption and disease outcomes have not been
considered or presented in the Australian Dietary Guidelines, even though these relationships
were investigated as part of the systematic literature review process. However, these relationships
and the reviewed evidence can still be found in the Evidence Report. A summary of the
relationships that have been omitted, with reasoning, are provided below.
A9.1 Grade C Evidence Statements: Food
consumption with no association with a health
outcome
To avoid unnecessary confusion for the reader, Grade C evidence statements suggesting no
association between a food and specific health outcome were not included in the evidence
summary tables at the beginning of each section within the document. These evidence statements
have been provided in Table A9.1.
Please note that these evidence statements are discussed in further detail within the body of the
document.
Table A9.1: Grade C ‘no association’ relationships that informed the Australian Dietary
Guidelines
Evidence Statement Grade
Vegetables
Consumption of vegetables is not associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
Consumption of vegetables is not associated with reduced risk of oesophageal cancer.
Consumption of vegetables is not associated with reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
Consumption of vegetables is not associated with reduced risk of endometrial cancer
Consumption of cruciferous vegetables, carrots, potatoes and beans and lentils is not
associated with risk of colorectal cancer.
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C
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C
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