EATING MORE YOGURT AND FIBER REDUCES LUNG CANCER
EATING MORE YOGURT AND FIBER REDUCES LUNG CANCER
You are still at risk for lung cancer even if you don’t smoke! About 20% of people who die from lung
cancer in the United States every year have never smoked or used any form of tobacco. Lung cancer remains
the #1 cause of cancer deaths in the United States, so take note of this recent study about nutritional impact
on your lung cancer risk.
“Adults who consumed large amounts of dietary fiber and yogurt demonstrated decreased risk for lung
cancer, regardless of several risk factors, according to results of a pooled analysis published in JAMA Oncology.“Our findings have no immediate clinical impacts on [patients with] lung cancer, but do have a major public
health impact on lung cancer prevention,” Xiao-Ou Shu, MD, PhD, researcher in the division of
epidemiology in the department of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told HemOnc Today.“Those at high risk for lung cancer, such as current and former smokers and patients with [chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease], may consider increasing fiber and yogurt consumption to reduce their lung
cancer risk.”Gut microbes are known to play a significant role in host immune regulation and have been associated with
lung inflammation. Prebiotics, supplied by fiber-rich foods, and probiotics, commonly included in yogurt,
modulate the gut microbiota and have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, according to Shu.”“Compared with those who did not consume yogurt and had the lowest fiber intake, those who reported a
high consumption of yogurt and the highest fiber intake had a 33% DECREASED RISK FOR LUNG
CANCER (HR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.61-0.73).”
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