The Claim
The burden of colorectal cancer attributable to low-fiber diets exhibits a U-shaped relationship with the sociodemographic index, with the highest age-standardized mortality rates observed in middle-income countries and lower rates in both low- and high-income countries.
What the research says
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Colorectal cancer deaths linked to low-fiber diets are highest in middle-income countries and lower in both poorer and wealthier countries, suggesting that economic development and dietary changes interact in complex ways with cancer risk.
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The burden of colorectal cancer attributable to low-fiber diets follows a U-shaped relationship with sociodemographic index, with the highest age-standardized mortality rates occurring in middle-income countries and lower rates in both low- and high-income countries, suggesting complex interactions between economic development, dietary transition, and cancer risk.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that countries in the middle of economic development have the most colorectal cancer from low-fiber diets, while poorer and richer countries have less—suggesting that as countries get richer, people eat worse before they learn to eat healthier.
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