People who consume more dietary fiber relative to their total energy intake have a lower likelihood of developing colorectal cancer.
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Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk: a nested case-control study using food diaries.
People who ate more fiber relative to how much food they ate were much less likely to get colon cancer, according to a careful study that tracked what people actually ate.
Intake of dietary fruit, vegetables, and fiber and risk of colorectal cancer according to molecular subtypes: A pooled analysis of 9 studies
Eating more fiber-rich foods like fruits, veggies, and whole grains is linked to a lower chance of getting colon cancer, especially for the most common type of this cancer. This study helps explain why some past studies seemed mixed — fiber helps, but not equally for all cancer types.
Global, regional, and national burden of disease associated with low-fiber dietary patterns for colorectal cancer from 1990 to 2021: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease 2021
People who eat more fiber are less likely to get colon cancer, and this big study found that low-fiber diets are linked to more cases of colon cancer around the world.
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