 | Western diet pattern linked to colorectal cancer r |
| 12/8/2006 |
| The high calorie, low fibre dietary pattern associated with the Western diet are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, says new research from France.
In an epidemiological study from researchers at the Institute Gustave Roussy (Inserm, ERI20), the link between dietary patterns and the incidence of colorectal tumours in 516 adenoma cases and 4,804 polyp-free women and in 172 colorectal cancer cases and 67,312 cancer-free women.
People with a dietary pattern closely matching the "Western" diet, rich in processed foods and dairy, was found to significantly increase the risk of colorectal cancer, said the researchers.
Lead researcher Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault told FoodNavigator that the new findings "demonstrate that among women with Western dietary habits, those with a typical Western pattern (high energy foods, snacks etc..) and those who regularly drink alcohol are at high risk of colorectal adenomas, while those who consume a lot of meat (together with other Western habits such as preferential consumption of potatoes rather than vegetables) are at high risk of cancer."
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