> excess body weight, lack of physical activity, high consumption of processed meat and red meat, very high alcohol consumption > “We know that smoking, alcoho

> excess body weight, lack of physical activity, high consumption of processed meat and red meat, very high alcohol consumption > “We know that smoking, alcohol, lack of physical activity, being overweight or obese, increased consumption of red meat – so basically, dietary factors and environmental and lifestyle factors – are likely playing a big role,” > There could be correlations between obesity in younger adults, the foods they eat and the increase in colorectal cancers for the young adult population > “I think younger people are on average consuming less healthy food – fast food, processed snacks, processed sugars – and I think that those foods also contain higher concentrations of carcinogens and mutagens, in addition to the fact that they are very fattening,” > “it’s likely some kind of exposure, whether it be diet, medication, changing microbiome,” that is driving the rise in colorectal cancers in younger adults.