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A new study that men per day increase in the number of dinners the risk of colon cancer, but women do not exist in this phenomenon, and The reason for this is not clear. The results also confirmed that the number of meals and small meals a day to total energy intake of the same.

Previous studies have been prompted, with the increase in the number of meals a day, the risk of colon cancer will increase, especially for men. However, previous studies or sample size is too small or does not take into account the occurrence of colon cancer may affect other important factors, such as body weight and daily intake of total energy, and so on.

In this study, North Carolina State University researchers on 643 colon cancer patients and 1048 healthy controls were investigated, the subjects were asked to fill out questionnaires about their eating a daily average of the previous year several Rice. The average age of subjects was 65 years old.

Researchers in age, sex, family history of colon cancer, and caffeine intake, body weight and total daily energy intake, and other factors affecting the level of correction after the discovery that those who eat every day for more than four times the number of men suffering from colon cancer The danger is that eating less than three times the number of persons 2.3 times. However, women are not aware of this phenomenon.

The researchers speculated that men and women between the reason for the existence of these differences may be due to bile acid metabolism in the process of gender differences. It is generally believed bile acid secretion and metabolism in the course of the occurrence of colon cancer play a very important role, and the gender of bile acid, the active existence of some kind of impact.

Despite the significant findings of the study, researchers also acknowledged that for most men, eating habits is to establish the formation of life, it is difficult to change. If the daily calorie intake be limited to two meals, each meal would mean an increase in food intake, increased levels of insulin after eating will lead to an increase in blood cholesterol levels. Therefore, to reduce the number of meals to reduce the risk of developing cancer could be the role of the risk of cardiovascular disease offset by the increase.