Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Basic Information

Colorectal cancer is cancer that occurs in the colon or rectum. Sometimes it is called colon cancer, for short. As the drawing shows, the colon is the large intestine or large bowel. The rectum is the passageway that connects the colon to the anus.

Colorectal cancer affects both men and women of all racial and ethnic groups, and is most often found in people aged 50 years or older. For men, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer after prostate and lung cancers. For women, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer after breast and lung cancers.

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Fiber in Your Diet

Fiber in the Fight Against Obesity

While diets low in carbohydrates and high in protein continue to attract the public’s attention, new research indicates “normal-weight” adults tend to eat more fiber and fruit than people who are overweight or obese

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin looked at dietary intakes of more than 100 people of generally the same age and height; half were considered normal weight and half were overweight or obese. The researchers found the diets of the two groups were simil

The main difference between the groups: Normal-weight adults consume about 33% more dietary fiber and 43% more complex carbohydrates each day than people who are obese.

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