The study, published in the journal Nutrients, analyzed
data from 2008 to see how often 21 types of cancers occurred in 157
countries, 87 of which had reliable cancer data.
William Grant, study author and director at the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center in San Francisco, wanted to see whether these cancer rates correlated with various risk factors such as age, a country’s gross domestic product, and type of diet.
The high-quality data provided by the 87 countries showed that smoking and consumption of animal products were responsible for over half of all the cancer incidence rates.
Some trends were notably different for males and females; smoking affected males twice as much as eating animal products, while females showed the opposite pattern.
Excluding lung cancer rates, smoking, and animal products accounted for 70 percent of the variation of cancer rates between countries.
Overall, 30 percent of cancer deaths, which was around 7.5 million in 2008, were caused by five “leading behavioral and dietary risks,” Grant explained in the study.
These risks are high body mass index, low fruit and vegetable intake, lack of physical activity, tobacco use, and alcohol use.
Animal products had a particularly strong correlation with various types of cancer because this kind of diet promotes body growth as well as tumor enlargement, Grant explained in a statement.
Specifically, the kinds of cancer affected by this dietary factor include female breast, uterine, kidney, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, testicular, thyroid, and multiple myeloma. Continue reading
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William Grant, study author and director at the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center in San Francisco, wanted to see whether these cancer rates correlated with various risk factors such as age, a country’s gross domestic product, and type of diet.
The high-quality data provided by the 87 countries showed that smoking and consumption of animal products were responsible for over half of all the cancer incidence rates.
Some trends were notably different for males and females; smoking affected males twice as much as eating animal products, while females showed the opposite pattern.
Excluding lung cancer rates, smoking, and animal products accounted for 70 percent of the variation of cancer rates between countries.
Overall, 30 percent of cancer deaths, which was around 7.5 million in 2008, were caused by five “leading behavioral and dietary risks,” Grant explained in the study.
These risks are high body mass index, low fruit and vegetable intake, lack of physical activity, tobacco use, and alcohol use.
Animal products had a particularly strong correlation with various types of cancer because this kind of diet promotes body growth as well as tumor enlargement, Grant explained in a statement.
Specifically, the kinds of cancer affected by this dietary factor include female breast, uterine, kidney, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, testicular, thyroid, and multiple myeloma. Continue reading
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