What type of diet causes cancer?

Answer 1

A variety of toxic chemicals are known to cause cancer, but if one is not ingesting specific carcinogens, then most people would be unwilling to say that you have a diet that "causes" cancer.

It is far too simplistic to try to identify a type of diet that causes cancer. What is more relevant (and what we know something about) is the type of diet that decreases the chances of getting cancer. It is common to read advice on healthy diets which also lower risk of cancer. Such diets are usually high in plant-based foods and low in animal products, but that is a hardly sufficient description. One is advised often to select a diet high in fiber and antioxidants as there is some research that supports a decreased cancer risk.

This topic is very complex and the research on the effectiveness of certain diets in reducing cancer is making important new discoveries every year. Specifics require that the interested individual consult a variety of sources, usually several books on healthy diets are necessary to get a reasonably good understanding of the known connections between diet and cancer.

Answer 2

Colon cancer is more common in industrialized nations. Diets high in fat, red meat, total calories, and alcohol seem to predispose people to the disease. Diets high in fiber seem to decrease risk.

Answer 3

Exposure to agents in the environment that may induce mutation is the process of carcinogenesis and is caused by agents known as carcinogens (cancer-causing agents).