Powerful Kitchen Hacks Roll Back Cancer Risk
I have good news and bad news.
The good news is colorectal cancer rates are dropping among older adults.
But the bad news is cases of aggressive colorectal cancer are rapidly rising in younger people.
We can thank the atrocious Western diet for that. And don’t rest too easy if you’re a senior because you can fall victim to it regardless of your age.
Processed and sugary junk foods fill your body with toxins and chemicals that cause inflammation and oxidative damage to your cells. Over time, this can cause cancer.
Fortunately, nature’s foods do just the opposite. They fill your body with the ammunition needed to kill cancer cells on the spot.
Today, I’ll highlight three recent studies showing specific foods that can reduce your risk of colorectal cancer no matter how many birthdays you’ve had.
In a study that analyzed data on more than 500,000 people, researchers found that participants who ate more milk and yogurt had a lower risk of colorectal cancer.
Drinking just one extra glass of milk daily was associated with a 17 percent lower risk of colon cancer.
A similar study found that people who ate more yogurt had a 20 percent lower risk of a more aggressive type of colon cancer called Bifidobacterium-positive proximal cancer.
Dairy products are high in calcium. This mineral binds to bile acids in your gut, protecting the lining of your colon.
Lastly, a study published in January brought attention to another type of food that protects against colorectal cancer.
Researchers found that when fiber is broken down in the gut, it produces short-chain fatty acids (propionate and butyrate) that have anti-cancer effects.
These SCFAs have a positive influence on genes that promote cancer and on ones that suppress cancer.
The bottom line is that diet impacts far more than just your waistline and blood sugar levels. You can also eat to stay cancer free.
P.S. Don’t miss this cancer-fighting superstar in your kitchen.
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Papier, K., Bradbury, K. E., Balkwill, A., Barnes, I., et al, (2025). Diet-wide analyses for risk of colorectal cancer: Prospective study of 12,251 incident cases among 542,778 women in the UK. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1-12.
