Balanced diet: Helps reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer

In April, the Global Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Factors Study Group released a report on

The study also found that the incidence of coloral cancer in China also has certain regional characteristics, such as the higher incidence of urban than rural areas, and the higher incidence of developed areas than less developed areas, of which the incidence rate in the eastern part is 33.

Colorectal cancer that is quietly coming

So, what are the clinical manifestations of colorectal cancer? What are the most common triggers? How should I prevent it on a daily basis? What are the benefits of a balanced diet? Recently, in an interview with the media, Huang Rui, an expert of China Food Think Tank, a member of the Tumor Metastasis Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association, and a professor of colorectal tumor surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, made a popular science interpretation of these issues that people are concerned about, aiming to let the public understand the harm of coloral cancer and block the sneak attack

Professor Huang Rui is reading the film

Professor Huang Rui introduced that colorectal cancer is commonly known as colorectal cancer, its incidence is hidden, quietly, quite a lot of early colorocoloral cancer and precancerous lesions do not even have any "clues", or only feel uncomfortable, indigestion, fecal occult blood and so on

At present, there is no clear answer

What are the factors that predispose to bowel cancer?

The first is the environmental region

The second is gender age

The third is family inheritance

The fourth is inflammatory diseases

Fifth, dietary nutrition

Sixth, lifestyle

Remember the eight guidelines for dietary balance

In fact, overweight, obesity, unreasonable dietary structure, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical exercise, sedentary and inactive, smoking and family genetics and other triggers have become the "behind-the-scenes pusher" of colorectal cancer high, of which dietary factors are undoubtedly the most terrible "killer"

Professor Huang Rui introduced that because healthy diet is extremely important, in the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" issued this year, eight principles for balanced diets are clearly listed, namely: food diversity, reasonable collocation; Eat and move in balance, healthy weight; Eat more fruits and vegetables, milk, whole grains, soybeans; Eat fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat in moderation; Less salt and less oil, sugar control and wine limitation; Eat regularly and drink plenty of water; Can cook and choose, will look at the label; Public chopsticks divide meals and eliminate waste

In the above guidelines, there are detailed instructions and guidelines on the intake of fruits and vegetables and meat: First, vegetables and fruits, whole grains and dairy products are an important part of a balanced diet; Second, there are vegetables in the meal, to ensure that the daily intake of fresh vegetables is not less than 300 grams, dark vegetables should account for 1/2; the third is to eat fruits every day, to ensure an average daily intake of 200-350 grams of fresh fruit, pay attention to not let the juice replace the fresh fruit; Fourth, eat a variety of dairy products, the intake is equivalent to more than 300 ml of liquid milk per day; Fifth, often eat whole grains, soybean products, and eat nuts in moderation; Sixth, the intake of fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat should be appropriate, with an average of 120-200 grams per day; Seven is the best to eat fish twice a week or 300-500 grams, eggs 300-350 grams, livestock and poultry meat 300-500 grams; Eighth, eat less deep-processed meat products; The ninth is to give priority to fish and eat less fatty meat, smoked and cured meat products

Finally, Professor Huang Rui summarized that avoiding overnutrition, actively participating in sports, reducing weight, and increasing the intake of dietary fiber, whole grains, and dairy products can curb the rising momentum of colororecal cancer from multiple angles

(Yi Xiaofeng, Zhu Shuang, Ye Jinhua)

Responsible editor: Zhao Yu Review: Peng Zonglu