Study · Cohort
Data is freeAssociation of meat, vegetarian, pescatarian and fish-poultry diets with risk of 19 cancer sites and all cancer: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study and meta-analysis
UK Biobank (409,110 people) plus meta-analysis: vegetarians had 13% lower overall cancer risk and lower colorectal and prostate cancer risk; meta-analysis confirmed overall and colorectal associations.
BMC Medicine · 2022Open accessPMID 35655214
Key facts
- Who was studied
- UK Biobank adults (recruited 2006–2010) plus meta-analysis of cohorts from high-income countries
- Sample
- 409110 people
- Duration
- median 10.6 years
- Main result
- Vegetarians had lower overall cancer risk than meat-eaters (HR 0.87; 95% CI 0.79–0.96).
- Authors
- Parra-Soto S et al.
- Full text
- PubMed Central (free)DOI 10.1186/s12916-022-02257-9
Editorial summary by Vegan Guide based on the publication. This is not medical advice.