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GI NEWS – NOVEMBER 2023
GI News is published online by the University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and the Charles Perkins Centre, and delivered to the mailboxes of our ~100,000 subscribers. Our goal is to help people choose the high-quality carbs that are digested at a rate that our bodies can comfortably accommodate and to share…
COLORECTAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS – A LIFE CHANGING EVENT
Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the colon (large bowel/large intestine) and/or rectum. According to the World Health Organisation, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer cases and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. While predominantly affecting older adults (50…
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CAN LIFESTYLE CHANGES REDUCE THE RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER?
A recent review of the research looking at lifestyle-based guidelines for reducing cancer risk has encouragingly found that greater adherence to the current recommendations (see “Cancer Prevention Recommendations”, below) is associated with a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer. In 2007, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) produced…
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IMPAIRED GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Colorectal cancer shares a number of common risks factors with type 2 diabetes (not type 1 nor gestation diabetes) including high blood insulin (hyperinsulinemia) and blood glucose (hyperglycaemia) levels, abdominal obesity, and chronic inflammation. It is therefore not difficult to understand that people with raised blood glucose levels (i.e., prediabetes) or type 2 diabetes are…
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KEEP PHYSICALLY ACTIVE TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER AND INCREASE SURVIVAL
Around the globe, low levels of physical activity are a major risk factor for most common chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes and many kinds of cancer, including breast and colorectal cancers. What is physical activity? According to the World Health Organisation, physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy…
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EAT THE RAINBOW TO REDUCE COLORECTAL CANCER RISK
Plant foods, such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables are high in fibre and phytochemicals. Phytochemicals, phytonutrients are helpful chemicals from plant foods that are beneficial for our health and play a role in improving our bowels and preventing chronic disease. Have you heard of the phrase “Eat the rainbow”? The more variety of naturally…
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DATES
The yearning for sweet is real and dates offer a wholesome, plant-based, sweet-fix with real goodness and satisfaction. Their dietary fibre and phytonutrients bring gut health benefits as well. Dates are the fruit from palm trees native to the Middle East (Phoenix dactylifera). Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics include date palms, and they are known as the…
THE GOOD CARBS KITCHEN
SPICE RUBBED FISH WITH QUINOA AND SWEET POTATO SALAD 0:25 Prep • 0:15 Cook • 4 Servings • Main • Everyday INGREDIENTS 2 cups diced sweet potato/ kumara, skin on 1 cup quinoa 2 Makrut lime leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 400g black beans, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons capers 1 cup diced green capsicum…