New research gives evidence that people who consume a high-fat diet are more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, particularly if their dietary fat comes from animal foods, such as meat and dairy products.
The researcher team compiled data on more than a half-million people — 308,736 men and 216,737 women — who took part in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. All people in the study filled in a 124-item food questionnaire in 1995 and 1996.
The researcher team compiled data on more than a half-million people — 308,736 men and 216,737 women — who took part in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. All people in the study filled in a 124-item food questionnaire in 1995 and 1996.
Over an fair follow-up of 6.3 years, 865 men and 472 women were diagnosed with exocrine pancreatic cancer (45.0 and 34.5 cases per 100,000 person-years, respectively).
The National Institutes of Health has found that those who had diets heavy in meat and dairy fats were more likely to develop this deadly disease, which will strike more than 42,000 Americans this year and kill more than 35,000, according to the American Cancer Society.
Pancreatic cancer is almost always lethal, a factor that puts it number four in the top causes of death from cancer in the U.S. Lifestyle, like diet, play an crucial role in determining who is most likely to develop this very fatal form of cancer. Other risk factors include diabetes, obesity, and smoking.
Women were at a lower risk, however a high-fat diet did increase their chances by 23 per cent.
In total, the increase in risk was 36 per cent, the study determined.
Saturated fat from animal food sources especially red meat as well as dairy products were reported as the strongest risk factor for cancer, increasing the risk of pancreatic tumors by 36 percent.
Due to the above research, it's time for us to think twice of having a high fat diet!
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