ReviewPublic health reviews2020
Meat and colorectal cancer in Middle Eastern and North African countries: update of literature review.
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- Myosteatosis mediates the link between specific dietary components and colorectal carcinogenesis: from PPLSS multi-center study.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer in the Gulf Area: Current Practice and Future Suggestions from Expert Opinions.OncoTargets and therapy · 2025Review
- The burden of colorectal cancer attributable to dietary risk in Middle East and North African from 1990 to 2019.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Prevalence and patterns of mutations in RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK/MAPK signaling pathway in colorectal cancer in North Africa.BMC cancer · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis review discusses the findings from epidemiological studies that have examined the possible role of meat and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.
methodsWe conducted a literature search in the PubMed, Clinical Trials, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Cochrane databases for observational studies that investigated the association between meat and CRC risk in adults from the MENA region.
resultsEleven studies were included in this review. For red meat overall, significant associations were found. Regarding beef meat intake, the study included found controversial results with OR = 0.18 (95% CI 0.03-0.09). A positive association was observed between chicken and CRC risk, at OR = 2.52 (95% CI 1.33-4.77) to OR = 4.00 (95% CI 1.53-10.41) to OR = 15.32 (95% CI 3.28-71.45). A significant association was observed between processed meat intake and CRC risk, OR = 9.08 (95% CI 1.02-80.58).
conclusionThis is the first literature review which illustrated the association between meat consumption and CRC risk in MENA region. We concluded that these studies included in this review have been controversial and not sufficient to establish a clear relationship between CRC and meat consumption in the MENA region. Further studies are necessary to be carried out in this region, with a larger sample size and submit to rigorous criteria. This review will help researchers to improve the quality of future studies about the association between CRC and nutritional diet in general and meat in particular.
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