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Health See other Health Articles Title: New Study Confirms Where Cancer Really Comes From According to the researchers, “We estimated summary population attributable risk estimates for 24 risk factors (smoking [both passive and active], overweight and obesity, inadequate physical activity, diet [inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption, inadequate fiber intake, excess red and processed meat consumption, salt consumption, inadequate calcium and vitamin D intake], alcohol, hormones [oral contraceptives and hormone therapy], infections [Epstein-Barr virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, human papillomavirus, Helicobacter pylori], air pollution, natural and artificial ultraviolet radiation, radon and water disinfection by-products) by combining population attributable risk estimates for each of the 24 factors that had been previously estimated.” The researchers found out that 40.8 percent of cancer cases can be attributed to the above-mentioned 24 factors. “Tobacco smoking was responsible for the greatest cancer burden, accounting for an estimated 15.7 percent of all incident cancer cases (2,485 cases), followed by physical inactivity and excess body weight, which were responsible for an estimated 7.2 percent and 4.3 percent of incident cancer cases, respectively.” THE OTHER FACTORS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR LESS THAN FOUR PERCENT OF INCIDENT CANCER CASES EACH. THE RESEARCHERS CONCLUDED THAT COMBINED WITH EXERCISE AND THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO AVOID THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS OF INCURRING CANCER, THE DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE. (RELATED: RESEARCHERS FIND ‘INTERACTIONS’ BETWEEN CANCER CELLS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.) Also embedded in the study is the added knowledge that a big part of what is considered as a bad diet is the inclusion of too many sugars, which is common in today’s society. Nowadays, 80 percent of all packaged products contain some form of fructose. Too much fat intake is also not good for the body. As a matter of fact, a July 2017 study that was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that saturated fat intake is related to a risk of lung cancer in smokers and those who have quit smoking for the past 10 years. Charred and barbecued meats, on the other hand, can increase the risks of pancreatic and breast cancers. BUT WHAT TAKES THE CAKE ARE PROCESSED FOODS. ACCORDING TO HONG KONG DIETITIAN SALLY SHI-PO POON, “PROCESSED FOODS” CAN BE SAID TO REPRESENT ANY FOOD THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED FROM ITS NATURAL STATE IN SOME WAY, FOR CONVENIENCE’S SAKE. COMMON PROCESSED FOODS INCLUDE BREAKFAST CEREALS, CANNED AND FROZEN VEGETABLES, BREAD, PASTA, SAVORY SNACKS SUCH AS CRISPS AND BISCUITS, MICROWAVE OR READ-TO-EAT MEALS, BREAD, OILS, PROCESSED MEATS SUCH AS LUNCHEON MEAT AND JERKY, AND DRINKS SUCH AS COFFEE, JUICE, AND MILK. Now, it may be shocking to read this list and to realize all the processed foods that can cause cancer. This is especially surprising, as these foods and drinks make up a very large part of the average American diet. However, it’s important to consider that not all processed foods are bad for you. For instance, milk needs to go through the process of pasteurization in order to remove the bacteria residing in it. In addition, researchers state that minimally processed foods are OK to add into your diet. This is because they are almost as good as unprocessed foods, and that the difference between them is minimal. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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What about the other 60%?
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