Eating cruciferous vegetables cuts the risk of colon cancer by 17%, shows the study

Including more broccoli in your diet could reduce the risk of colon cancer, suggest new research.

The diet is known to be a key modifiable risk factor for colon cancer – in particular a lack of vegetables and dietary fibers, as well as excessive consumption of alcohol and caffeine, according to researchers.

Cruciferous vegetables – including broccoli as well as cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussels cabbage – have already been identified as risk reductors, but it was not clear what consumption volume had this advantage.

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These types of vegetables contain special natural compounds called glucosinolates, which break down into powerful substances called isothiocyanates, revealed the researchers.

Istothiocyanates can help keep cancer remotely by detoxifying the body, killing damaged and slowing down cells or stopping the growth of unhealthy cells.

Including more broccoli in your diet could reduce the risk of colon cancer, suggest new research. (istock)

Chinese researchers analyzed 17 studies which included a total of 639,539 participants, of which 97,595 were finally diagnosed with colon cancer. Studies have been removed from databases Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane.

Based on the food questionnaires for participants and cancer status, the study revealed that the consumption of cruciferous vegetables was linked to a reduced risk of colon cancer.

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Compared to the participants who ate the least vegetables, the group that ate the most had a risk of colon cancer by 17%.

Eating about 20 grams per day has been linked to a “significant decrease” of the risk, the decline amounting to around 40 grams per day.

The results were published in the journal BMC Gastroenterology.

Cruciferous vegetables – including broccoli as well as cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussels cabbage – have already been identified as cancer reducers. (istock)

The researchers noted that the study had certain limits.

“These results must be interpreted with caution due to methodological limitations, in particular heterogeneity in study conceptions, food evaluation methods and potential residual confusion,” they wrote.

“Not only ultra -approached food increases your risk of colon cancer, but healthier diets rich in vegetables – especially cruciferous vegetables – decrease this risk.”

Another limitation is that most studies have focused on participants in North America and Asia, where colon cancer rates are higher.

This “limits generalization to populations with distinct food models or a prevalence of lower colon cancer”, wrote the researchers.

With nearly two million diagnoses and 903,859 deaths each year, colon cancer is the third and second cause of cancer deaths worldwide, according to statistics. (istock)

“Future high quality potential cohorts in under-represented regions (for example, Africa, South America) are essential for validation.”

With nearly two million diagnoses and 903,859 deaths each year, colon cancer is the third and second cause of cancer deaths worldwide, according to statistics.

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Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News principal medical analyst, was not involved in the study but shared his contribution on the results.

“This is an in-depth meta-analysis of almost 100,000 patients, which shows a reduction in the risk of reduced colon cancer with a diet rich in cruciferous vegetables,” he told Fox News Digital.

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“These vegetables are rich in fiber, antioxidants and in particular glucosinolates, which are converted into the body into bioactive isothiocynists, which are known anti-carcinogens that decrease tumor formation.”

Dr. Marc Siegel said that he also recommends the Mediterranean diet, which includes cruciferous vegetables as a basic food. (istock)

Siegel has also reiterated the limits, including the variance in the way the diet has been determined and the fact that it is mainly based on observation data.

“However, this is very convincing – and adds to the growing literature showing that not only ultra -intensive food increases your risk of colon cancer, but healthier regimes rich in vegetables, especially cruciferous vegetables, decrease this risk.”

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The doctor added that he also recommends the Mediterranean diet, which includes these vegetables as a staple food.