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Higher intake of alcohol (per 10 g/day increment) is associated with an 8% higher risk of colorectal cancer, independent of meat and fiber intake.
Increasing alcohol intake is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. For every 10 grams of alcohol consumed per day, risk increases by 8%. Reducing alcohol intake can help lower this risk.
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Alcohol was associated with an 8% (95% CI: 4–12) higher risk per 10 g/day higher intake.
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort with measurement error correction. Consistent with existing literature.
Source
Diet and colorectal cancer in UK Biobank: a prospective study
Kathryn E. Bradbury et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2019
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyz064
cohort · n=475581Cited 286×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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