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My country (Slovakia) has the highest proportion of colorectal cancer in the world (together with perhaps South Korea and Hungary). Slovakia and Hungary like cu
by tpm 4y ago
My country (Slovakia) has the highest proportion of colorectal cancer in the world (together with perhaps South Korea and Hungary). Slovakia and Hungary like cured meats, sausages, bacon and pork. And alcohol. South Korea, well not that many cured meats, but some pork and alcohol. So small fiber content probably has some effect, but curing salts, red meat and alcohol are higher on my list.
- rendang 4y agoSouth Korea also eats a lot of fermented foods, plant-based and otherwise, which may be a factor
- tpm 4y agoPlant-based fermented food should be protective I hope? But possibly some types could be problematic, yes. Also various salted seafood etc.
- Footkerchief 4y agoA widely cited study shows high consumption of kimchi and soybean pastes as associated with ~1.6x greater risk of gastric cancer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316045/
- tpm 4y agoThank you for the reference!