More vegetables, anyone?
The researchers created four categories of participants based on their diet; the first one included those who ate meat more than five times a week , the second one consisted of those who consumed meat five times or less in a week , the third included the ones who eat fish only while the last one focused on those abstaining from eating meat or fish, namely, vegetarians.
All individuals in the database had not displayed any signs of cancer when recruited and were followed up for over 11 years to see if they'd develop any. At the end of 11 years, the researchers reported different types of cancers in these individuals, ranging from colorectal cancer to prostate cancer as well as postmenopausal breast cancer in women participants. However, the occurrence of cancer was the least in those who were on a vegetarian diet, while meat-eaters were at the most risk.
Compared to meat-eaters, fish-eaters had 20 percent less likelihood of developing prostate cancer, while vegetarians were 31 percent less likely to develop the same type of cancer. So for those who cannot switch to a In the study published in , the researchers have clarified that the findings may also have been affected by other factors such as the body mass index of the individuals. Following a vegetarian diet has become increasingly popular and some evidence suggests that being vegetarian may be associated with a lower risk of cancer overall. However, for specific cancer sites, the evidence is limited.
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