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Inadequate dietary fibre

Name(s):

Low-fibre diets

Inadequate roughage in diet

Consumption of insufficient vegetable produce

Nature

People with diets low in amounts of insoluble fibre have a greater risk of colon-rectal cancer. Nearly all cases of this type of cancer are believed to begin with the formation of benign growths call polyps in the colon or rectum. Over a period of years, the polyps can enlarge and some may gradually become malignant. Diets rich in cereals, such as bran, reverse the usual progression by inhibiting a pre-malignant lesion.

Broader

Nutritional deficiencies

Unbalanced food usage

Aggravates

Constipation

Teeth disorders ^{[in 1 loop]}

Colon-rectal cancer

Aggravated by

Human consumption of animals

Insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruit

Strategy(ies)

Advancing nutrition

Reducing meat consumption to conserve grain

Value(s)

Reference(s)

Trowell, H C, et al: Dietary Fibre, Fibre-Depleted Foods and Disease

Type

(E) Emanations of other problems

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