Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted August 16, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted August 16, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 2 foods could be fueling ******* epidemic in young people: docs Oncologists have been sounding the alarm about a shocking This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up among young adults, with some pointing the finger at junk food and processed meat. “We advise that people eat less overly processed, high in saturated ****, sugar and salt food,” Matthew Lambert, a nutritionist and the health information and promotion manager at the World ******* Research Fund, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== ******* has been hitting young people hard, especially women and adults in their 30s. Drazen – stock. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com “This includes food like cakes, biscuits, pastries, [chips], sugar-sweetened drinks and fast food like pizza and burgers,” Lambert explained. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up hitting young people hard, especially women and adults in their 30s. “It’s been pretty alarming to all of us,” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , assistant professor of clinical medical oncology at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive ******* Center, told The Post in April. “In the past, you would think ******* was a ******** of the elderly population,” she added. “But now we’ve been seeing trends in recent years of people getting diagnosed with ******* earlier and earlier.” There isn’t just one culprit, but ultra-processed food and processed meat have drawn the most scrutiny. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Ultra-processed foods should be avoided to lower ******* risk, some experts say. beats_ – stock. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com Speaking to the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up last year, Professor Charles Swanton said research has shown that sometimes early-onset bowel ******* may be “initiated” by gut bacteria that’s more prevalent in those whose diets are low in fiber and high in sugar. “What we are seeing in some studies is some tumors from patients with early-onset colorectal ******* harbor mutations that might be initiated by these microbial species,” said Swanton, oncologist and chief clinician at ******* Research ***. It’s believed these mutations diminish the body’s ability to combat pre-cancerous cells. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== ********* adults get more than 60% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, one study found. Drobot Dean – stock. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com Ultra-processed foods include packaged goods, drinks, cereals and ready-to-eat products that contain colors, emulsifiers, flavors and other additives. UPFs are typically high in sugar, saturated **** and salt and devoid of vitamins and fiber. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up UPFs make up an estimated 73% of the US food supply, and the average ********* ****** gets more than 60% of their daily calories from them. Lambert maintains, “These types of food have no fiber and contain virtually no essential nutrients. They should only be eaten occasionally and in small amounts.” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up reported that people who eat 10% more UPFs than others have a 23% higher risk of head and neck *******. A junk food diet was also linked to a 24% higher risk of ******* of the esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach, which is the sixth most common cause of *******-related ****** worldwide, according to the This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Processed meats have been deemed carcinogenic to humans by the World Health Organization. Pixel-Shot – stock. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com Meanwhile, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on ******* This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up as “carcinogenic to humans,” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up “sufficient evidence from epidemiological studies that eating processed meat causes colorectal *******.” Experts believe the increased ******* risk may be caused by nitrates within the meat that combine with compounds in the body to damage cells. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== Most types of chocolate, chips, ice cream, cake, pre-made meals and sodas sold at US grocery stores would be considered ultra-processed. Shutterstock This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , people who eat red and processed meat every day are 40% more likely to get bowel ******* compared to those who eat it once a week or less. “Consumption of foods containing nitrate or nitrite preservatives, smoked or charred foods, and red meat have clear associations with ******* risk,” Dr. Nicholas DeVito, an assistant professor of medical oncology at Duke University Medical Center, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up . DeVito shared that most of his new patients have been under 45. He blames poor dietary choices, like “fried foods, red meat and sugary drinks” for this troubling trend. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw== An oncologist from Duke University is calling for government reforms to protect and educate consumers. Seventyfour – stock. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up .com He called on local and state governments to promote healthier options. “A lack of regulation in the US has allowed additives that are ‘generally recognized as safe’ to flood the food system,” DeVito wrote. “The federal government can empower the FDA to more tightly control processing and additives while funding a multi-pronged strategy to address the content and availability of food.” He likens UPFs to tobacco, “Collective efforts by health care providers, public health experts, governments, and other organizations were able to markedly reduce tobacco-related deaths. I believe the same can be done for ultra-processed foods.” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #foods #fueling #******* #epidemic #young #people #docs This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/100996-2-foods-could-be-fueling-cancer-epidemic-in-young-people-docs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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