Healthy and unhealthy plant-based diets in relation to the incidence of colorectal cancer overall and by molecular subtypes.
Fenglei WangTomotaka UgaiKoichiro HarukiYi WanNaohiko AkimotoKota ArimaRong ZhongTyler S TwomblyKana WuKanhua YinAndrew T ChanMarios GiannakisJonathan A NowakJeffrey A MeyerhardtLiming LiangMingyang SongStephanie A Smith-WarnerXuehong ZhangEdward L GiovannucciWalter C WillettShuji OginoPublished in: Clinical and translational medicine (2022)
While unhealthy plant-based diet enriched with refined grains and sugar is associated with higher CRC incidence, healthy plant-based diet rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables is associated with lower incidence of CRC, especially KRAS-wildtype CRC.