Cancer cases in the under-50s are rising, and experts believe it may be linked to their gut health. Here’s how to fix it. If your go-to dinner comes via a food delivery app or ready meal, it could be time for a rethink.
An oncologist in North Carolina believes that the startling rise in cancer cases in the under 50s is down to an over-reliance on fast food among younger generations who tend to “grab and go”. Dr Nicholas DeVito, an oncologist at Duke University, says that all his younger patients have such a diet , and it alters the gut microbiome, making us vulnerable to cancer. “While the rates of some types of cancer are declining, several gastrointestinal cancers are on the rise among people under age 50,” notes Dr DeVito.
“Even more worrisome: particularly in bile duct and stomach cancer , the rate increases with each younger generation. Ultra-processed food, including prepared meals, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, cereals, and a host of other items, has emerged as a potential cause for gastrointestinal cancers,” he wrote in Stat news..