Black Women, Meat, and Colorectal Cancer

Looking at the evidence, it is clear that eating more processed red meat (bacon, sausage, or lunch meats, all with added nitrates or nitrites) leads to a greater risk of colorectal cancers. In fact, it’s one of the reasons that the Mediterranean-style diet recommends saving “processed red meats” for occasional…

Update on red and processed meat and colon cancers

The health and nutrition community has been sounding the alarm on red and processed meats and its well-established link to colorectal cancers for at least the last decade. Dedicated readers of our columns likely know that they should avoid processed meats as much as possible, choose nitrite- and nitrate-free processed…

Processed meats and colorectal cancers

A little over a year ago we reported on a prospective study out of the UK that showed that those who ate as little as 7 ounces of processed meats per week increased their risk of colorectal cancer by 19% compared to those who ate just an ounce per week.…

A history of moderation may improve your chances of surviving colorectal cancer

You probably know that alcohol is one of the nine points of a Mediterranean-style diet. Research has shown that those who consume a moderate amount of alcohol, mostly with meals, are less likely to develop diabetes or heart disease than those who do not consume alcohol, while those whose intake…

Don’t panic!; or, Yes, you can still eat red meat

Yesterday a reader sent us the following email: Subject: OMG More Bad News on Red Meat It looks as if the news is worse than we thought. Three ounces of red meat a day will shorten our life expectency and of course luncheon meats and hot dogs will shave even…

A victory for moderation

Colon and rectal cancers are the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and among the 6 leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Naturally there’s been a great deal of interest in links between diet and colorectal cancers: we’ve seen evidence that fruits and vegetables in general,…

Less Red, More White

One of the principles of The Mediterranean Diet is eating less red meat, such as pork or beef, and more fish and chicken. Would this change, alone, have a real impact on your health? It appears so.

Caffeinated Coffee Linked to Reduced Risk of Colon Cancer

There’s a tremendous amount of research available on the benefits of drinking coffee. Much of that research has attributed its positive health effects on the large amounts of antioxidants it contains, regardless of whether that coffee is caffeinated or decaffeinated. While there are some case when you might want to…

Fruits, Vegetables, and Colorectal Cancer

Studies have shown that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can help you avoid a number of types of cancers, including oral cancers, skin cancer, and prostate cancer. But the effect of a diet high in fruits or vegetables has not yet conclusively linked to the incidence of colon…

Getting the balance right

We’ve seen in previous studies that eating red meat has been linked to breast cancer in women (11/15/06) as well as colon or rectal cancer (01/09/06). Researchers at the University of North Carolina noted these results as well as those studies that link eating more fruits and vegetables with a…

Avoid Colorectal Cancer: Drink Your Milk!

A study of 45,306 men between the ages of 45 and 79 and without a history of cancer were followed for seven years by researchers in Sweden (Am J Clin Nutr 2006;83:667-73). The study assessed their level of dairy product intake and correlated the subjects’ intake to the incidence of…