Background The association between diet and cancer, and diet and cardiovascular disease
(CVD) is well established in younger adults, however limited evidence exists to demonstrate
that these associations persist for older adults, particularly in the context of dietary patterns.
Aims To investigate whether the dominant dietary patterns identified in a cohort of older
adults are predictive of cancer or CVD development. Methods This study was a secondary
analysis of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA). The ALSA is a …