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"Western" diet may increase women's risk of colon cancer.
2003 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who eat foods primarily from the "Western diet" (one high in red meats, sweets and desserts, french fries, and refined grains) have a 50% greater risk of colon cancer than those who consume few Western foods in their diet, according to a national study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
The study, led by professor Teresa Fung of the department of nutrition at the Simmons College School of Health Studies in Boston with researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, looked at associations between major dietary patterns and the risk of colon and rectal cancer in women.
According to the article, previous studies have found associations between foods or nutrients and risk of colorectal cancer, but results have not always been consistent.
"We have identified a dietary pattern of 'Western foods' that women should look at carefully," said Fung. "Women should look at their diets and consume less of those foods, and instead eat more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and the like, which may help reduce their risk of colon cancer."
The researchers used dietary information collected in 1984, 1986, 1990, and 1994 from 76,402 women ages 38-63 without a history of cancer in 1984. The women were participants in the Nurses' Health Study, which started in 1976 when 121,700 female nurses ages 30-55 in ...
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