I doubt seriously that this epidemic is a fiber problem. This generation is ingesting something we shouldn’t be. I’d suspect plastics, but we’ve been eating out of Tupperware since the 1950s. Maybe PFAS? Maybe a newer plastic formulation? A more recent pesticide like Roundup? Some preservative we didn’t start using until the 1990s?
I impatiently await the scientific study that reveals the right link.
You’re going to be disappointed because there’s almost never any one thing.
We know, for a fact, that lower fiber intake increases colon cancer risk. So if you lower fiber intake while also increasing ingestion of something that increases risk, well how do you say which is the right link?
Oh, this goes with all the normal caveats of studies still need to be done, I’m not a doctor just try to stay informed, etc, but some more recent studies have shown a link between excess sugar intake and increased colon cancer risk. The sugar source doesn’t seem to matter so much as amount (so honey vs high fructose corn syrup doesn’t matter). We’ve been slowly adding more and more sugar to everything, at least here in America, so shrugs eat less sweets and more beans.
Also up your fiber. Low fiber is linked to increased colon cancer risk and most Americans get well below their recommended daily dose.
Glad you’re still kicking with the living though and good luck
I doubt seriously that this epidemic is a fiber problem. This generation is ingesting something we shouldn’t be. I’d suspect plastics, but we’ve been eating out of Tupperware since the 1950s. Maybe PFAS? Maybe a newer plastic formulation? A more recent pesticide like Roundup? Some preservative we didn’t start using until the 1990s?
I impatiently await the scientific study that reveals the right link.
You’re going to be disappointed because there’s almost never any one thing.
We know, for a fact, that lower fiber intake increases colon cancer risk. So if you lower fiber intake while also increasing ingestion of something that increases risk, well how do you say which is the right link?
Oh, this goes with all the normal caveats of studies still need to be done, I’m not a doctor just try to stay informed, etc, but some more recent studies have shown a link between excess sugar intake and increased colon cancer risk. The sugar source doesn’t seem to matter so much as amount (so honey vs high fructose corn syrup doesn’t matter). We’ve been slowly adding more and more sugar to everything, at least here in America, so shrugs eat less sweets and more beans.
E. All of the above