Adding this short article about a recent study, mainly because of title in the NYT with photo. Readers may actually notice it


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/...ner=rss&emc=rss


The study was published end November in the Lancet, I thought the numbers underestimated, but the NYT gives it weight. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...0366-2/fulltext


At least the number for "Lifestyle" which includes smoking and Diet, has long been estimated much higher.

Study in Nature Dec 2015. Substantial contribution (70-90%) of lifestyle factors to cancer risk. It is not just bad luck. http://www.nature.com/news/cancer-s...ignancy-1.19026

In 1981, Doll and Peto concluded that 75-80% of cancers in the US may be avoidable with lifestyle and diet changes. This March 2015 study confirms their estimate still holds true 35 years later. Cancer link offers further reason to avoid highly processed carbs. 11 cancers associated with obesity, study March 2017. http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsande...3-2017-10-31-54

DietDoctor was posting this article the same time I was adding to this thread.
We must read the same RSS feeds.
More here: https://www.dietdoctor.com/type-2-d...sed-risk-cancer