If you are fond of eating non -veg and your plate regularly includes chicken, then this news can alert you. A new study in Italy has revealed that consuming poultry products four times a week, especially chicken, can increase the risk of gastric cancer.
This research has been published in the prestigious medical journal ‘Nutrients’, in which researchers studied the lifestyle, health and catering habits of more than 4000 participants.
What does study say?
Researchers took information from participants about their demographic information, health status, lifestyle factors and personal medical history. He was then given a wide food frequency questioner, in which it was asked how and how much meat they eat.
Meat was classified into three categories:
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Red meat
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Poultry
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Total meat (total meat intake)
How did the risk of cancer associate with chicken?
according to the report:
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Those who used to eat more than 300 grams of poultry a week, among them were found to be 27% higher due to gastrointestinal cancer, compared to those who eat less than 100 grams.
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This danger was more clearly seen in men. Among the men who used to eat more than 300 grams of chicken a week, the risk of death from this cancer was doubled.
What can be possible reasons?
Research also believed that the direct relationship with cancer with chicken is not completely clear, but there are some factors that can contribute:
1. Overking and high-heat processing
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Cooking the chicken at high temperatures make hate-earned mutazans (such as HCA and Pahs), which can cause DNA mutations. This mutation can play a role in the onset of cancer.
2. Effect of fodder and hormones
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The feed given to chickens may contain antibiotics, hormones, and pesticides, which can increase the risk of cancer by storing in the human body for a long time.
3. Gender -based difference
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Hormonal differentials found in men and women can also be one of the reasons.
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Research cited a study made on mice, which found that estrogen hormone found in women affect metabolism and may play a somewhat protective role.
4. Difference in nutritional behavior
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Men often eat large amounts of food than women, which puts them at greater risk.