| Theme | Life Style and Digestive Diseases | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Lifestyle Factors and Colonic Disease | |
| Publish Date | 2003/01 | |
| Author | Jun Arai | Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine |
| Author | Toshifumi Hibi | Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | Lifestyle factors are important in the etiology of colon cancer. Japanese developed colon cancer less often than US citizens did. However, after adopting a Western diet for many years, Japanese developed colon cancer at rates similar to Western people. This change was likely due to abandoning the traditional low fat Japanese diet and adopting a colon cancer-promoting Western diet. | |