Dietary and lifestyle factors can significantly impact colorectal cancer risk. Consuming red and processed meats is convincingly linked to higher risk, as is excess body fat, alcohol intake in males, and physical inactivity. Positive changes to diet like reducing meat intake and increasing physical activity could prevent around 43% of colorectal cancers in the US each year, or around 64,000 cases. Research also suggests higher fiber intake, especially from whole grains and cereals, is strongly linked to lower colon cancer risk, while calcium intake may also be inversely associated with risk.
Dietary and lifestyle factors can significantly impact colorectal cancer risk. Consuming red and processed meats is convincingly linked to higher risk, as is excess body fat, alcohol intake in males, and physical inactivity. Positive changes to diet like reducing meat intake and increasing physical activity could prevent around 43% of colorectal cancers in the US each year, or around 64,000 cases. Research also suggests higher fiber intake, especially from whole grains and cereals, is strongly linked to lower colon cancer risk, while calcium intake may also be inversely associated with risk.
Dietary and lifestyle factors can significantly impact colorectal cancer risk. Consuming red and processed meats is convincingly linked to higher risk, as is excess body fat, alcohol intake in males, and physical inactivity. Positive changes to diet like reducing meat intake and increasing physical activity could prevent around 43% of colorectal cancers in the US each year, or around 64,000 cases. Research also suggests higher fiber intake, especially from whole grains and cereals, is strongly linked to lower colon cancer risk, while calcium intake may also be inversely associated with risk.
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