Is bowel cancer related to diet, what kind of food is easy to get bowel cancer?
Hello, generally speaking, eating high protein animal, high fat and low fiber food is easy to get bowel cancer. We suggest you to improve your diet in the following aspects: 1. Dietary adjustments ① Reduce energy intake: energy intake is related to the occurrence of bowel cancer. Most of the researches show that reducing the energy intake of protein, fat or carbohydrates may reduce the incidence of bowel cancer. ② Reduce fat and red meat intake: the occurrence of bowel cancer is closely related to animal fat and meat, and some researches show that the risk of colorectal cancer in people with high fat intake is 3.26 times of those with low fat intake. ③Increase fruits, vegetables and dietary fiber: Fiber can increase the amount of feces, dilute the carcinogenic agents in the colon and adsorb bile acid salts, which can reduce the occurrence of bowel cancer. Therefore, in normal diet, we should try to consume more vegetables, fruits and fiber, and have a reasonable diet to reduce the occurrence of intestinal cancer. ④ Vitamins and trace elements: some studies show that supplementing vitamins A, C and E can make the colon epithelial overgrowth of adenoma patients turn into normal. ⑤ Dietary anticarcinogen: dietary garlic, onions, leeks, scallions contain sulfur ethers; citrus contains terpenes; grapes, strawberries, apples contain phytol as well as carrots, dioscoria, carotene contained in watermelon, are considered to be able to inhibit mutations, with anticancer effects. 2、Changing life habits①Exercise: Obesity, especially abdominal obesity, and too little physical activity are risk factors for colorectal cancer. Weight loss and exercise can prevent colorectal cancer. ② Abstain from alcohol and smoking