Study: Vegetarian Diet Linked To Lower Risk Of Colon Cancer
DETROIT (WWJ) - March is colon cancer awareness month.
One way to lower your risk is by following a certain type of diet reports WWJ Health Reporter Dr. Deanna Lites has details of a new study.
Eating a vegetarian diet is linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancers according to a new study.That's the findings from researchers at Loma Linda University who studied almost 80,000 Seventh Day Adventist men and women.
Vegetarians had a 22 percent lower risk for all colorectal cancers compared to nonvegetarians.
It's not a surprise to Wayne State University preventive cardiologist Joel Khan.
"It confirms what everybody listening should be doing everyday eating five, six or seven servings of fruits and vegetables - breakfast, lunch and dinner for your heart health, brain health, lowest risk of diabetes and now we know colorectal cancer," said Khan.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
Find out more about colorectal cancer prevention and early detection [here].