Vegetarian diet can slash risk of five cancers by up to 30%, study finds
Analysis of 1.8 million people shows vegetarian diets reduce risk of five cancers by up to 30%, but vegans face higher bowel cancer risk possibly due to nutrient deficiencies.
- On Feb 27, University of Oxford researchers published in the British Journal of Cancer pooled data from over 1.8 million people showing vegetarian diets linked to reductions in five cancers by 30%.
- Researchers suspect reduced red and processed meat and meat-specific compounds explain lower risks, but observational cohorts recruited at least 10 years ago limit causation vs association claims.
- Sample breakdown shows vegetarians had 21% lower pancreatic cancer and 9% lower breast cancer risk, based on 1,645,555 meat eaters, 57,016 poultry-eaters, and 63,147 vegetarians.
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Vegetarian diet can slash the risk of five cancers by as much as 30% – study
A study led by experts at the University of Oxford found a lower risk of prostate and kidney cancer, among others. A vegetarian diet can slash the risk of five cancers by as much as 30%, research suggests. The largest ever study of its kind found vegetarians have a 21% lower risk of pancreatic cancer and a 9% lower risk of breast cancer compared with meat eaters. They also have a 12% reduced risk of prostate cancer, 28% lower risk of kidney canc…
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Vegetarian Diets Linked to Cancer Risk: Global Study
A groundbreaking new study spanning nine prospective cohorts and encompassing nearly two million participants across three continents has shed unprecedented light on the relationship between vegetarian diets and cancer risk. Published in the British Journal of Cancer, this massive pooled analysis, led by Dunneram, Lee, Watling, and colleagues, provides compelling evidence that adopting a vegetarian diet is associated with a significantly reduced…
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