The Claim

Dietary fiber intake demonstrates an inverse association with digestive tract cancers, as evidenced by an odds ratio of 0.68 (95% CI: 0.62-0.76) derived from a meta-meta-analysis of observational studies.

Source: High and low dietary fiber consumption and cancer risk: a comprehensive umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis involving meta-analyses of observational epidemiological studies

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
39score
Challenges
0score

These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.

Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Eating more fiber might lower your chances of getting cancers in your stomach or intestines, according to a big review of past studies.

See the scientific wording

Dietary fiber intake shows an inverse association with digestive tract cancers, with an odds ratio of 0.68 (95% CI: 0.62-0.76) based on meta-meta-analysis of observational studies.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: High and low dietary fiber consumption and cancer risk: a comprehensive umbrella review with meta-meta-analysis involving meta-analyses of observational epidemiological studies

    The study looked at fiber in food and found that eating more fiber lowers the chance of getting digestive cancers, just like the claim said.

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