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Fizzy drinks, cakes, biscuits, crisps and desserts may increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study. | Fizzy drinks, cakes, biscuits, crisps and desserts may increase the risk of bowel cancer, according to a new study. |
Scientists looked at factors including diet, levels of physical activity and smoking in Scottish bowel cancer patients. | Scientists looked at factors including diet, levels of physical activity and smoking in Scottish bowel cancer patients. |
They reported links with some established risk factors of colorectal cancer - such as family history of cancer, physical activity and smoking. | They reported links with some established risk factors of colorectal cancer - such as family history of cancer, physical activity and smoking. |
They also identified new factors including high-energy snacks. | They also identified new factors including high-energy snacks. |
The study, which used data from the Scottish Colorectal Cancer Study, was said to be first of its kind to find a positive link between bowel cancer and a diet high in sugary and fatty foods. | The study, which used data from the Scottish Colorectal Cancer Study, was said to be first of its kind to find a positive link between bowel cancer and a diet high in sugary and fatty foods. |
Researchers at Aberdeen and Edinburgh universities looked at the diets of 2,000 bowel cancer patients and compared them to the food and drink intake of a similar-sized healthy population. | Researchers at Aberdeen and Edinburgh universities looked at the diets of 2,000 bowel cancer patients and compared them to the food and drink intake of a similar-sized healthy population. |
They examined more than 170 foods, including fruit, vegetables, fish and meat, as well as high-energy snack foods such as chocolates, nuts and crisps and fruit drinks including fruit squash. | They examined more than 170 foods, including fruit, vegetables, fish and meat, as well as high-energy snack foods such as chocolates, nuts and crisps and fruit drinks including fruit squash. |
The study builds on previous research into the link between bowel cancer and diet. | The study builds on previous research into the link between bowel cancer and diet. |
Those studies identified two distinct eating patterns. One was high in fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods and the other - known as the western pattern - was high in meat, fat and sugar. | Those studies identified two distinct eating patterns. One was high in fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods and the other - known as the western pattern - was high in meat, fat and sugar. |
The healthy dietary pattern was found to be associated with a decreased colorectal cancer risk, while the western dietary pattern was found to be associated with an increased risk. | The healthy dietary pattern was found to be associated with a decreased colorectal cancer risk, while the western dietary pattern was found to be associated with an increased risk. |
Dr Evropi Theodoratou, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, said: "What we have found is very interesting and it merits further investigation using large population studies. | Dr Evropi Theodoratou, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, said: "What we have found is very interesting and it merits further investigation using large population studies. |
"While the positive associations between a diet high in sugar and fat and colorectal cancer do not automatically imply 'cause and effect', it is important to take on board what we've found - especially as people in industrialised countries are consuming more of these foods." | "While the positive associations between a diet high in sugar and fat and colorectal cancer do not automatically imply 'cause and effect', it is important to take on board what we've found - especially as people in industrialised countries are consuming more of these foods." |
The study, which was published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, was funded by the Medical Research Council, the Chief Scientist Office and Cancer Research UK. | The study, which was published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, was funded by the Medical Research Council, the Chief Scientist Office and Cancer Research UK. |
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK after lung cancer. | Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK after lung cancer. |