Food groups and the risk of colorectal carcinoma in an Asian population

• Main Authors: SEOW, Adeline, QUAH, Stella, NYAM, Denis, STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay, CHUA, Terrence, AW, Tar-Choon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2002
• Subjects: case-control study; colorectal carcinoma; diet;population-based; red meat; Asian Studies; Food Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2204; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3461/viewcontent/10971_ftp__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

BACKGROUND. Singapore Chinese have experienced a rapid transition toward a pattern of disease in which lifestyle-related, chronic, degenerative diseases are major public health concerns. The rates of colorectal carcinoma have increased 2-fold over the last 3 decades. It has long been known that diet...