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We thank the Italian Association for Research on Cancer (AIRC) for their continuous support.

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  1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada

    L S A Augustin

  2. Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    L S A Augustin

  3. Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy

    L S A Augustin

  4. Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, Via Eritrea, Milan, Italy

    C La Vecchia

  5. Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    C La Vecchia

  6. Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Via Volturno Parma, Italy

    F Brighenti

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Augustin, L., La Vecchia, C. & Brighenti, F. Letter. Eur J Clin Nutr 58, 559–560 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601885

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