Low-fat foods may not be able to prevent cancer

According to the results of three studies recently published by the American Medical Journal, consumption of low-fat foods does not prevent breast cancer and colorectal cancer, nor does it prevent stroke and cardiovascular diseases. This may be good news for those who love meat or fried foods at ordinary times, but it is undoubtedly a blow to people who usually eat vegetarian and low-fat foods. In view of this situation, nutrition doctors must immediately change so far the statement that low-fat foods are healthy, and 20% of cancer patients in developed countries may change their eating habits of eating more fruits and vegetables.

Do you want to give up fat foods? The expert's answer is yes. Schultz of the Potsdam Institute for Nutrition in Germany said that this conclusion is not surprising, and many other cancer and nutrition studies have had similar conclusions. However, do not completely deny the doctor’s recommendations regarding healthy diet.

The results of this announcement are based on a large-scale study of the health of women after menopause. Over the past 15 years, scientists have conducted follow-up studies on 161,000 women aged 50 to 79 years old. The purpose is to find the cause of death or disability caused by a recessive disease, such as cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer.

For the past 10 years, cancer scientists have speculated that low-fat diets can reduce the incidence of cancer. To prove this, the researchers divided the 5,000 participants into two groups in a natural way. According to regulations, the group insisted on reducing high-fat foods in the diet by 20% for 8 years and eating fruits or vegetables 5 times a day. The other group is not restricted to normal diet. Eight years later, there was no significant difference in the incidence of cancer between the two groups, whether breast cancer or colorectal cancer. However, the incidence of breast cancer in the group of normal diets is weak, and those who eat fruits and vegetables are on the rise, which is 9% higher than that of the normal diet.

There are many indications that eating high-fat foods plays a key role in the pathogenesis of cancer. Because fat foods are involved in the metabolism of hormones during digestion, it may cause breast cancer. However, according to the findings of the Women's Health Action Study, the effects of hormones on breast cancer appear to be insignificant. Well, it is unclear to what the so-called healthy diet is.

Schultz, a German nutritionist, believes that if research starts from now, people will pay more attention to high-fat foods, such as preferential consumption of unsaturated fats. Unsaturated fatty acids are abundant in olive oil. It can help the body's blood flow, prevent blood vessel blockage, and lead to stroke and myocardial infarction. It is very important for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, the report did not state much about the fact that those people who eat more fruits and vegetables have a low incidence of cardiovascular disease.

In any case, not eating fruits and vegetables is certainly not a healthy diet. Schultz believes that healthy recipes should be to eat both healthy fats, but also eat more fruits, vegetables and cereals. He said that a healthy diet has a certain effect on prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, prevention of excessive body weight and prevention of cancer, but at present people do not understand their details.

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