Total ultra-processed food intake not linked to colorectal cancer in large US cohort study
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- The Conversation AU·6h agoReplacing just 10% of ultra-processed foods with whole foods linked to drop in bowel cancer rate
Replacing 10% of your intake of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods is linked with 2% lower incidence of bowel cancer, according to our new analysis of data from more than 460,000 US adults. However, we also found no association between total ultra-processed…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Medical Xpress·12h agoTotal ultra-processed food intake not linked to colorectal cancer in large US cohort study
Overall ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption was not associated with increased colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence in a cohort of more than 400,000 U.S. adults, according to a study published Oct. 15 by Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute, U.S., and colleagues in…
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