Yes it's true. On Wednesday, a new scientific study says that smokers could increase their chances of contracting colon cancer by eating fruit and vegetables as oppose to non-smokers. Consuming fruit actually helps non-smokers from catch colon cancer.
"People who eat 600 grammes or more vegetables and fruit a day appear to have a 20 to 25 percent lower chance of developing colon cancer than people who eat 220 grammes or less."
- Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
"People who eat 600 grammes or more vegetables and fruit a day appear to have a 20 to 25 percent lower chance of developing colon cancer than people who eat 220 grammes or less."
- Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Protection against colon cancer through the consumption of fruits and vegetables all depends on the amount of smoking the person does. I think that this should be a wake up call for smokers. If someone loves fruits or vegetables, or better yet is a vegetarian, they would have to pick between the two, or risk the chance of contracting colon cancer.
In the Netherlands, colon cancer is the second most popular type of cancer right below breast cancer. The conclusion for the research about this project took approximately eight and a half years and questioned about 500,000 people about their smoking and eating habits within ten European countries. It was the first study conducted that examined the effects of fruits and vegetables on smokers versus non-smokers.
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