Benefits of eating healthy
Another recent study published in the August 15, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association once again suggests what many have suspected; our unhealthy American diet affects colon cancer outcomes.
The researchers showed that patients with the highest intake of a Western-pattern diet, characterized by high intakes of red meat, sugar desserts, high fat, and refined grains, have a 3-fold increase in cancer recurrences and mortality.
Previous studies have shown that diet and other lifestyle factors have a significant influence on the risk of developing colon cancer however, the influence of diet and other lifestyle factors on the outcome of patients with established colon cancer is largely unknown.
This study was just an observational study and more work needs to be done, but for now, it appears that changing diet patterns even after the diagnosis does offer real benefits.
It’s never too late to make positive changes
The researchers showed that patients with the highest intake of a Western-pattern diet, characterized by high intakes of red meat, sugar desserts, high fat, and refined grains, have a 3-fold increase in cancer recurrences and mortality.
Previous studies have shown that diet and other lifestyle factors have a significant influence on the risk of developing colon cancer however, the influence of diet and other lifestyle factors on the outcome of patients with established colon cancer is largely unknown.
This study was just an observational study and more work needs to be done, but for now, it appears that changing diet patterns even after the diagnosis does offer real benefits.
It’s never too late to make positive changes
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