Whole grains may prevent colorectal cancer
A diet rich in whole grains may stave off colorectal cancer, a new report shows. Together, the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund have reviewed the data available on the diet, weight, and lifestyle of 29 million people in a bid to discover the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer. The findings were published in a report entitled "Diet, nutrition , physical activity, and colorectal cancer ." The report is part of the Continuous Update Project , which is an initiative that gathers data on cancer prevention through nutrition and lifestyle and whose findings inform official guidelines and policies for cancer prevention. "Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers, yet this report demonstrates there is a lot people can do to dramatically lower their risk," says lead report author Dr. Edward L. Giovannucci, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of P...