Jakarta –
Colon cancer is a type of cancer that recently affects many young people. This cancer can be avoided by being careful about consuming several foods, including the following delicious foods.
Colon cancer is a chronic condition in which abnormal cells grow in the colon. The large intestine itself is an organ whose job is to carry digested food to the rectum and out of the body.
Quoting the Cleveland Clinic page, colon cancer generally starts from polyps or certain cell growths in the inner lining of the colon. Slowly the polyps enlarge and spread to become cancer cells.
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Foods that trigger colon cancer
Lifestyle is one of the main causes of colon cancer. One thing that is worth paying attention to is the choice of food intake.
In fact, there are several foods that can increase the risk of colon cancer. Anything?
1. Red meat
The first food that triggers colon cancer is red meat such as beef, pork, goat and lamb.
Quoting WebMD, a number of experts have found that the habit of eating red meat regularly makes a person more susceptible to colon cancer. However, the exact relationship between the two is not known.
Experts suspect that the relationship between the two is formed due to the presence of cancer-causing substances when red meat is cooked at high temperatures.
Try not to consume more than 500 grams (g) per week.
2. Sausage
 Photo: iStock |
Sausages, nuggets and other processed foods need to be avoided to prevent colon cancer.
Processed food undergoes a long process from salting to preservation using additional chemicals.
3. Alcoholic drinks
Basically, just one glass of drink will not increase the risk of colon cancer.
However, drinking in moderation or 2-3 glasses a day can increase the chance of colitis by up to 20 percent. Meanwhile, drinking large amounts can increase the risk by up to 40 percent.
4. White bread
 Photo: Getty Images |
Just like processed meats, processed long grains can also increase the risk of colon cancer. The same thing applies to starchy foods like pasta.
Citing various sources, grains themselves are known as a good source of fiber. However, because it goes through a long processing process, the fiber content is minimal. This may increase the risk of colon.
5. Packaged drinks
Sweet drinks are everywhere and easy to get. But be careful, drinks like this can increase the risk of colon cancer.
Not only obesity and diabetes, research has also found a link between sweet drinks and cancer.
The sugar in sweet drinks can cause chronic inflammation. Inflammation can trigger the growth of cancer cells, including in the colon.
6. Fried foods
 Photo: Getty Images/SimpleImages |
Other foods that trigger colon cancer are fried foods or other foods that are processed by frying.
Fried foods have high levels of acrylamide. Quoting Healthline, based on a review in 2018, this compound was found to be carcinogenic or trigger cancer.
This article was published on CNN Indonesia with the title “Beware, these 6 delicious foods can trigger colon cancer“
(adr/odi)
