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Pancreatic Cancer Diet: Animal Fat Increases Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

• Researchers found high intake of fat from red meat and dairy products increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. 

 
Researchers analyzed the diet of 500,000 people in 1995 and 1996. Participants were followed for an average of six years. Of those followed 1,337 were diagnosed with cancer. Total fat, saturated fat and monounsaturated fat from red meat and dairy increased the risk of pancreatic cancer.

Men with the highest level of fat consumption had a 53 percent higher rate of pancreatic cancer than the men with the lowest total fat consumption. Women with the highest level of fat consumption had a 23 percent higher rate of pancreatic cancer than the men with the lowest total fat consumption.

Reference Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2009, 101: 1001-1011.

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It is possible that other lifestyle or dietary choices associated or related to the red meat and dairy intake may have contributed to the increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Researchers did not evaluate other lifestyle and dietary habits. Animal fat (omega-6) is inflammatory and increases COX2[1][2] and PGE2[3][4] expression and pancreatic cancer growth.

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