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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2707948 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar... Results Among 68 946

by lbrito 4mo ago

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2707948 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar... Results Among 68 946 participants (78.0% female; mean [SD] age at baseline, 44.2 [14.5] years), 1340 first incident cancer cases were identified during follow-up, with the most prevalent being 459 breast cancers, 180 prostate cancers, 135 skin cancers, 99 colorectal cancers, 47 non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and 15 other lymphomas. High organic food scores were inversely associated with the overall risk of cancer (hazard ratio for quartile 4 vs quartile 1, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.63-0.88; P for trend = .001; absolute risk reduction, 0.6%; hazard ratio for a 5-point increase, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.88-0.96). Conclusions and Relevance A higher frequency of organic food consumption was associated with a reduced risk of cancer. If these findings are confirmed, further research is necessary to determine the underlying factors involved in this association.

fsflover 4mo ago
> High organic food scores were inversely associated with the overall risk of cancer So rich people who can afford expensive food get cancer less often.
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- abeppu 4mo ago
  Or people that choose organic are also choosing other things that they think are healthy, and they're right at least some of the time.
- veidelis 4mo ago
  It might be like that. Everyone should strive to make the best decisions and not go with the mainstream. Always question the mainstream, it's dangerous. Make a change for the better. Everything starts with you. Then your family, friends, neighbors... Do you have the opportunity to grow something yourself? Do that.
  - lbrito 4mo ago
    There's some value in that line of thinking, as the mainstream often (okay, euphemism there) pushes bad choices, like in the past smoking being mainstream to the point of doctors being paid to promote the "health benefits" of cigarettes. But at the same time I don't think its healthy to _always_ question everything in the mainstream. Its mainstream for a reason (sometimes an angle pushed by economic groups like big cig in the example above), and sometimes the reason is reasonable. Be critical and keep an open mind, but don't assume its fake because its mainstream.

by lbrito 4mo ago

fsflover 4mo ago

> High organic food scores were inversely associated with the overall risk of cancer So rich people who can afford expensive food get cancer less often.

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abeppu 4mo ago
Or people that choose organic are also choosing other things that they think are healthy, and they're right at least some of the time.
veidelis 4mo ago
It might be like that. Everyone should strive to make the best decisions and not go with the mainstream. Always question the mainstream, it's dangerous. Make a change for the better. Everything starts with you. Then your family, friends, neighbors... Do you have the opportunity to grow something yourself? Do that.
- lbrito 4mo ago
  There's some value in that line of thinking, as the mainstream often (okay, euphemism there) pushes bad choices, like in the past smoking being mainstream to the point of doctors being paid to promote the "health benefits" of cigarettes. But at the same time I don't think its healthy to _always_ question everything in the mainstream. Its mainstream for a reason (sometimes an angle pushed by economic groups like big cig in the example above), and sometimes the reason is reasonable. Be critical and keep an open mind, but don't assume its fake because its mainstream.