research saw that Mediterranean regimen probably lower colorectal cancer danger by 86%

"Among people who made all three healthy choices the benefit was compounded to almost 86 per cent reduced odds," Isakov added. Consuming a Mediterranean diet - rich in fruits and fish - while decreasing the intake of soft drinks may help prevent the risk of developing colorectal Cancer by nearly 86 per cent, a study has showed. Colorectal cancer develops from intestinal polyps and has been linked to a low-fibre diet heavy on red meat, alcohol and high-calorie foods. Consumption of even two to three components of the diet, compared to none, was associated with half the odds of advanced polyps, the study showed. For the study, presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, the team included 808 people who were undergoing screening or diagnostic colonoscopies who were between 40 and 70 years old and had adhered to a Mediterranean diet.



The most important lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of colorectal Cancer are: eat more fish and fruit and minimize consumption of soft drinks. Yet even consumption of two to three components of the diet, compared to none, was associated with half the odds of advanced polyps.Odds were reduced in a dose response manner with additional Mediterranean diet components – meaning that the more components people adhered, the lower their odds of having advanced colorectal polyps. "We found that each one of these three choices was associated with a little more than 30% reduced odds of a person having an advanced, precancerous colorectal lesion, compared to people who did not eat any of these components. So said Dr. Naomi Fliss-Isakov of Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center at the European Society of Medical Oncology 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer currently being held in Madrid. None of the subjects had a high risk of colorectal cancer.Adherence to the components was defined as consumption levels above the group median for fruits, vegetables and legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, fish and poultry and a high ratio of mono-unsaturated to saturated fatty acids, as well as below the median consumption of red meat, alcohol, and soft drinks.The investigators found that compared to subjects with clear colonoscopies, those who had advanced polyps reported fewer components of the Mediterranean diet.

Mediterranean diet may cut colorectal cancer risk

They found that compared to subjects with clear colonoscopies, those who had advanced polyps reported fewer components of the Mediterranean diet (MD). JerusalemConsumption of a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and fish, along with a decrease in intake of soft drinks may help cut the risk of developing Colorectal cancer by nearly 86 per cent, according to a study. Colorectal cancer (CRC) develops from intestinal polyps and has been linked to a low-fibre diet heavy on red meat, alcohol and high-calorie foods, researchers said. Odds were reduced in a dose response manner with additional MD components — meaning that the more MD components people adhered, the lower their odds of having advanced colorectal polyps, they said. Even consumption of two to three components of the diet, compared to none, was associated with half the odds of advanced polyps, researchers said.


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