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Western Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
"Western" Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
Mon Feb 24,10:17 PM ET Women who follow a typical "Western" diet?characterized by higher intakes of processed and red meats, refined grains, sweets, and desserts?may be more likely to develop colon cancer, according to new research. Teresa Fung, ScD, and colleagues from Harvard University reached this conclusion after following more than 75,000 women for a period of 12 years. They published their results in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites) (Vol. 163: 309-314). Of All Cancers, Colorectal Most Affected By Diet The idea of a connection between diet and cancer is not new. In fact, it is estimated that about one third of all the cancer deaths in the US each year can be attributed to diet and physical activity habits. Among the various types of cancers, colorectal cancer seems most likely to be influenced by what people eat. Many studies have linked colorectal cancer to poor eating habits, but teasing out exactly what increases the risk has been difficult. Several studies have found that diets high in vegetables and fruits may be linked to decreased risk, while diets high in red meat have been associated with an increased risk. Researchers are trying to determine if antioxidants (or lack thereof), fiber, or some other nutrients are responsible for the effect. Newer laboratory techniques are now allowing them to make slow but steady progress on a molecular level. "Prudent" Overall Dietary Pattern Is Of Benefit For the current study, instead of looking at the effects of particular foods, the researchers decided to examine overall dietary patterns. They used data from the Nurses' Health Study, which began back in 1976. Part of the study included filling out a dietary questionnaire every few years, beginning in 1984. The questionnaire asked how often the nurses ate 116 specific food items. More than 76,000 women completed the questionnaires up through 1994, and were followed through 1996. The researchers assessed how closely each woman followed one of two dietary patterns. The "Western" pattern included large amounts of refined grains, processed and red meats, desserts, high-fat dairy products, and French fries. The other pattern, which the researchers termed "prudent," consisted of more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, poultry, and fish. After adjusting for other factors such as age, tobacco and alcohol use, and physical activity, the researchers found that women who most closely followed the Western diet were significantly more likely to develop colon cancer than those who followed it less closely. Women who closely followed the prudent dietary pattern were less likely to develop colon cancer than those who did not, although the difference was not as strong. Similar results have been found in most other studies, the researchers pointed out, although some did not find such a strong link. Still, the results may provide some simple suggestions for lowering risk. "Our study provides further evidence that switching from a typical Western diet to a more prudent diet may reduce the risk of colon cancer," they concluded. What You Can Do Diet may be only one part of the overall picture in reducing colorectal cancer risk. Until researchers are better able to pinpoint exactly how certain factors affect the way colon cancer develops, the American Cancer Society (news - web sites) recommends making the best use of current knowledge to lower your risk. This includes increasing the intensity and duration of physical activity, eating more fruits and vegetables, limiting intake of red meats, avoiding obesity, and avoiding excessive alcohol consumption. ACS News Today |
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Western Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
There was a recent study that compared the Japanese intake of beef to
the traditional diet. It wasn't surprising that heart disease was found in the meat-eating group. It's also important to note that the effect of meat eating is confounded with the presence of fiber. It is currently thought that the relative levels of fiber and fat, and not necessarily red meat, is promotive of colorectal cancer. In other words, drain the hamburger before you serve. The problem with these diet comparison studies is that Asian diets, high in fibrous rice, also tend to be devoid of red meat. It's not because of any health consciousness, but simply because beef is a premium import in Japan. Likewise, caloric levels tend to be significantly lower on mainland China, simply because there's not enough food to feed at American dietary caloric levels. |
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Western Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
soc.men.moderator wrote:
"Western" Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women Mon Feb 24,10:17 PM ET Women who follow a typical "Western" diet?characterized by higher intakes of processed and red meats, refined grains, sweets, and desserts?may be more likely to develop colon cancer, according to new research. Teresa Fung, ScD, and colleagues from Harvard University reached this conclusion after following more than 75,000 women for a period of 12 years. They published their results in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites) (Vol. 163: 309-314). Of All Cancers, Colorectal Most Affected By Diet I have not done any kind of study but having listened to things related to diet over decades I suspect there are fewer things which have not been related to diet than which have been related to diet. Over 12 years national trends change not to mention individuals. Because it is impossible to control diet over any significant period of time save in lab rats almost anything can be connected to anything in the diet of any population. This is done by emphasizing one component of a diet and ignoring everything else. In this example, "characterized by higher intakes of processed [foods?] and red meats, refined grains, sweets, and desserts" does not say much. Refined grains is 90% applicable to bread and damned little of that is eaten by weight even in a MickyD diet. Sweets and deserts means what other than white sugar and maybe corn syrup? Not much to hang your hat on unless one is predisposed to dislike red meat. And what is red meat? Beef? Pork? Chicken? Anything but fish? If beef, rare, medium or well done? About 15 years ago what had been medium rare became medium in the Washington DC area. Rare became a crap shoot depending on the restaurant unless you made a point of blood dripping. Is it the fat? Fat as in beef, pork or finger lickin's good fried chicken? Or the fat in Long John Silver's generic deep fried fish? And then it leaves out herbs and spices. Other than the secret ones in chain restaurant recipes there are fewer commonly used in the west and other than Italian and Tex-Mex rarely used in serious quantities. I can go on for many screens but the entire idea of it being possible to do a legitimate study involving diet belongs in the theater of the absurd. -- 2003 March 03: Israel murders eight Palestinians. -- The Iron Webmaster, 2528 |
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Western Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
Matt Giwer wrote in message m...
soc.men.moderator wrote: "Western" Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women Mon Feb 24,10:17 PM ET Women who follow a typical "Western" diet?characterized by higher intakes of processed and red meats, refined grains, sweets, and desserts?may be more likely to develop colon cancer, according to new research. Teresa Fung, ScD, and colleagues from Harvard University reached this conclusion after following more than 75,000 women for a period of 12 years. They published their results in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites) (Vol. 163: 309-314). Of All Cancers, Colorectal Most Affected By Diet I have not done any kind of study but ....you'll offer your opinion anyway. ___ _ o _ _ _ )) ))_ _ __ _ __ )\/,)__ _ _ _ __)) __ ((__((`( (( \(/'((' ((`(( \(/'((\( ((_( ((' ) "How many people do you think will die if America attacks Saddam? It will probably be less than the number of people he kills in a single month." -- Assos Hardi, editor of the liberal newspaper Hawalati in Sulaimania |
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Western Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women
Chive Mynde wrote:
Matt Giwer wrote in message m... soc.men.moderator wrote: "Western" Diet Linked to Colon Cancer in Women Mon Feb 24,10:17 PM ET Women who follow a typical "Western" diet?characterized by higher intakes of processed and red meats, refined grains, sweets, and desserts?may be more likely to develop colon cancer, according to new research. Teresa Fung, ScD, and colleagues from Harvard University reached this conclusion after following more than 75,000 women for a period of 12 years. They published their results in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites) (Vol. 163: 309-314). Of All Cancers, Colorectal Most Affected By Diet I have not done any kind of study but ....you'll offer your opinion anyway. Not knowing anything sustantive about 9/11 or Iraq hasn't stopped you. -- The least Powell could have done was give us a good incubator story. -- The Iron Webmaster, 2451 |
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