Can changing your diet reduce your risk of colorectal cancer?
Dr. Scott Strong, surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Digestive Health Center, said it certainly can’t hurt.
Some simple changes such as increasing your fiber intake and reducing your consumption of red meat might reduce your risk factor.
“We know without question that obesity is a risk factor for colon cancer,” Strong said.
Eating more fruits and vegetables and limiting processed meat can also decrease risk, he said. As can increasing calcium, folic acid and vitamin D.
