Men who eat more fruits and vegetables can more effectively prevent gastrointestinal cancer

Modern people have many gastrointestinal diseases, and a "plant-based diet" may not be a solution. Dr. Huang Yuchun, a colorectal surgeon at Taipei Adventist Hospital, said that data shows that a plant-based diet can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in North American and Asian populations. At the same time, men who eat more fruits and vegetables have a higher protective effect on the gastrointestinal tract than women. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables, beans, and grains does have a certain inhibitory effect on intestinal cancer. In addition, reducing the intake of processed meat and refined sugar can also reduce the risk.

Dr. Huang Yuchun posted on social media that according to the latest study "Plant-based Diet and Risk Assessment of Gastrointestinal Cancer", it is pointed out that eating more plant-based diet includes fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains and other plant foods and their Nutrients such as vitamin C, folic acid, β-carotene, and dietary fiber have different protective effects on the gastrointestinal tract.

Dietary fiber has anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties

Dr. Huang Yuchun pointed out that plant-based diet can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in men, but no correlation has been observed in women, indicating that the protective activity of plant-based diet against gastrointestinal cancer in both sexes is different, which may be related to the natural differences between the sexes. Global epidemiological studies have shown that the incidence of gastrointestinal cancer in women is lower than that in men because estrogen has a certain degree of protective activity in the pathogenesis.

However, it is not unhelpful for female friends to eat a balanced diet of fruits and vegetables. Gut microbiota play a potential role in mediating the association between diet and colorectal cancer. Various dietary fibers can be fermented or metabolized by colonic microorganisms to produce a metabolite called butyrate, which has anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties. properties and can also serve as an energy source for intestinal epithelial cells.

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