A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine indicates that vegetarians may be at lower risk for colorectal cancer than non-vegetarians, according to a Medscape report.
The study involved a large observational cohort of Seventh-Day Adventists. The researchers found that vegetarians had a 22 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer than those who ate meat. Unexpectedly, pescovegetarians had a 43 percent risk reduction.