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Scientists uncover a Missing Link between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk

2024 0409 (CSI) Poor diet and higher cancer risks
A new study by NUS researchers reveals that methylglyoxal, a chemical produced when our body break down glucose for energy production, instigates faults in our DNA that are early warning signs of cancer initiation.

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor diet. The insights gained from this study hold promise for advancing cancer prevention strategies aimed at promoting healthy ageing.

Led by Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, this ground-breaking study was conducted by scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at NUS and NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR) under the Yon...

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Low- or No-Calorie Soft Drinks linked to improved Outcomes in Colon Cancer

Associations of artificially sweetened beverage intake with disease recurrence and mortality in stage III colon cancer: Results from CALGB 89803 (Alliance). PLOS ONE, 2018; 13 (7): e0199244 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199244

Cans of soft drink. Cooling frozen and with water drops

Drinking artificially sweetened beverages is associated with a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death, a team of investigators led by a Yale Cancer Center scientist has found. The study was published today in PLOS ONE.

“Artificially sweetened drinks have a checkered reputation in the public because of purported health risks that have never really been documented,” said the study’s senior author, Charles S. Fuchs, M.D., director of Yale Cancer Center. “Our study clearly shows they help avoid cancer recurrence and death in patients who have been treated for advanced colon cancer, and that is an exciting finding.”

Fuchs and his team of researchers found that in the 1,018-patient analysis, those participants ...

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