Theme |
Life Style and Digestive Diseases |
Title |
Lifestyle Factors and Colonic Disease |
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. |