Recent Study: Excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to an increased risk of adenomas that may later turn into cancer
A new study indicates that excessive consumption of ultra-processed foods, such as ready-made meals, potato chips, and processed meats, is linked to an increased risk of developing intestinal adenomas that could later turn into cancer, highlighting the importance of improving diet quality to reduce this growing risk.
The study stated that women who consume large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are more likely to develop a condition that may pave the way for bowel cancer. Research confirmed that women who frequently consume these foods are more prone to developing benign intestinal tumors. Although these tumors are non-cancerous, they are capable of developing into cancer over a long period of time.
Experts writing in the medical journal “JAMA Oncology” noted that the study illustrates how diet affects early changes in the intestines. Throughout the study, researchers followed 29,105 women, with an average age of 45, and collected dietary questionnaires every four years.
The results showed that women who regularly eat processed foods, such as processed sauces, potato chips (crisps), processed meats, and various ready-made meals, were 45 percent more likely to develop a type of benign tumor known as an adenoma, compared to women who consumed the least amount of these foods. Women in the highest category consumed approximately 9.9 servings of these foods daily.
The study recorded 1,189 cases of early adenomas among these women. The study was funded by “Cancer Grand Challenges,” a global research initiative founded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the National Cancer Institute in the United States.
Most cases of bowel cancer begin with the development of a benign adenoma. Researchers are trying to understand why bowel cancer rates are rising among young people. Cancer Research UK revealed that bowel cancer rates have increased by 62 percent among those aged 25 to 49 since the early 1990s.
The new study analyzed data from thousands of nurses in the United States who were tracked between 1991 and 2015. Cancer Research UK stated that a typical diet containing high amounts of ultra-processed foods might include a bowl of breakfast cereal.
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