Researchers in Japan have found that eating small fish whole may reduce the risk of cancer, reports Medical News Today:
“There are many factors involved in a person’s risk of both developing and dying from cancer. Previous research shows that one of those influencers is what we eat.
“Past studies have linked following a healthy diet such as the Mediterranean diet to a lower risk of dying from cancer. On the flip side, following an unhealthy diet high in sugar, salt, and ultra-processed foods may increase a person’s cancer mortality risk.
“Now, researchers from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan have found eating small fish whole may reduce the risk of death by cancer or any other cause in Japanese women.
“The study was recently published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
“For this study, researchers analyzed food frequency questionnaire data from more than 80,000 participants — about 34,500 men and 46,000 women — between the ages of 35 and 69 in Japan. Based on the questionnaires, scientists noted how frequently study participants ate small fish whole.
“Researchers followed the participants for an average of nine years, during which about 2,400 participants died with about 60% attributed to cancer.
“At the study’s conclusion, scientists discovered there was a significant reduction in all-cause and cancer death among female participants who habitually ate small fish whole.”
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