Red meat and colon cancer
There was a retrospective cohort study in today’s JAMA linking red meat consumption with colon cancer. There has always been some controversy correlating the two factors – this study is one of the larger cohort studies suggesting a link:
The participants who consistently ate the most red meat and processed meats had a 50 percent higher rate colorectal cancer than those who ate the least red or processed meat.Prolonged high consumption of poultry and fish was marginally associated with about a 25 percent lower risk of colon cancer, but not rectal cancer.
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What bothers me about studies like this is that it’s not pointing out that people who eat fish instead of hotdogs might also eat brown rice instead of mashed potatoes and jog instad of watch TV. They might be more likely to take vitamins and drink water. They might be wealthier (since fresh fish costs more than red meat or processed meats). They might not fry their vegetables or work in stressful hourly jobs. You get my drift.
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