Study links inflammatory diet to colon cancer

Thursday, March 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- There's new evidence of how diet plays a role in disease.

A team at Yale has found a link between diets high in inflammation-causing foods and colon cancer.
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Men and women who ate more foods such as red or processed meat, refined grains and soda were more likely to develop colon cancer than those eating low-inflammation foods, which include leafy green vegetables, and dark yellow vegetables like carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes.

Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

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