UH study shows too much meat raises risk of pancreatic cancer
by LaVonne on 22/04/05 at 10:34 am
Eating too much Spam, hot dogs, sausages, red meat and pork can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to University of Hawai’i researchers associated with the Cancer Research Center of Hawai’i.
However, more study is needed to determine what it is about meat from processing methods to cooking that is the cause, researcher Ute Nothlings said, adding it’s more likely that preparation techniques are the culprit rather than something contained within the meat such as fat or cholesterol.
By analyzing dietary data from 190,545 multiethnic people in Hawai’i and Los Angeles between 1993 and 2001, Nothlings saw an increased risk of pancreatic cancer among those who ate the highest levels of processed meat, red meat and pork. And she said that reducing one’s intake of all could reduce the cancer risk.
Study results were disclosed at the annual meeting in California this week of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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