{"id":58637,"date":"2025-03-03T20:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/maintenance.html\/?p=58637"},"modified":"2025-03-03T20:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:55:46","slug":"study-links-fiber-consumption-to-epigenetic-changes-with-anticancer-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58637","title":{"rendered":"Study Links Fiber Consumption to Epigenetic Changes with Anticancer Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-58638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fiber.jpg\" alt=\"Fiber\" width=\"931\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fiber.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fiber-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_0\">Fiber byproducts \u2014 short-chain fatty acids \u2014 physically attach to DNA regions, influencing how genes are turned on or off through epigenetic regulation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_1\">A comprehensive review of 11 meta-analyses found that higher fiber consumption correlates with reduced risk of several cancers, including gastric, esophageal, ovarian and endometrial tumors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_2\">Fiber helps regulate hormone pathways and curbs inflammation, with studies showing it may reduce estrogen reabsorption, lowering the risk of hormone-related cancers like breast cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_3\">Research indicates modern diets often lack adequate fiber, leading to chronic metabolic strain and disrupted digestive processes, making fiber optimization an important public health strategy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span id=\"bcr_rptStory_cslStory_4\">People with compromised gut health should introduce fiber gradually, starting with easily digestible carbohydrates like white rice and fruit juices before progressing to more fibrous foods. In severe cases, start with dextrose water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/02\/27\/fiber-consumption-and-epigenetic-changes-anticancer-effects.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/02\/27\/fiber-consumption-and-epigenetic-changes-anticancer-effects.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fiber byproducts \u2014 short-chain fatty acids \u2014 physically attach to DNA regions, influencing how genes are turned on or off through epigenetic regulation A comprehensive review of 11 meta-analyses found that higher fiber consumption correlates with reduced risk of several cancers, including gastric, esophageal, ovarian and endometrial tumors Fiber helps regulate hormone pathways and curbs &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=58637\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Study Links Fiber Consumption to Epigenetic Changes with Anticancer Effects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58639,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58637\/revisions\/58639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}