Plant-Based Diet Gender Gap: Men vs Women Cancer Results.

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Dr. Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN—board-certified Nephrologist and Obesity Medicine Specialist—reveals surprising findings from a landmark study published in BMC Medicine showing how plant-based diets affect cancer risk differently in men versus women. You'll discover exactly why this gender gap exists and which specific plant foods provide the strongest protection.

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➤ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction: Not All Plant Diets Are Equal
00:33 Three Types of Plant-Based Diet Indices
01:17 New Study: 172,000 People, 5 Ethnic Groups
01:57 Defining Healthy vs Unhealthy Plant Foods
02:29 Results: 23% Lower Cancer Risk in Men Only
02:59 Why Women Don't Show the Same Benefit
03:25 Specific Food Substitution Results (8-12% Reductions)
04:03 Mechanisms: Fiber, Polyphenols, Gut Health
04:31 Bottom Line: Progress Over Perfection

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➤ KEY INSIGHTS FROM THIS VIDEO:
• Plant-based diets divided into: overall, healthful, and unhealthful categories
• Men following plant-based diets: 23% lower colorectal cancer risk (20% for healthful version)
• Women showed NO significant cancer risk reduction from plant-based diets
• Likely reason: Women already eat healthier baseline diets with more vegetables
• Replacing added sugar with legumes = 12% cancer risk reduction
• Whole grains, fruits, vegetables each provided 8-9% risk reductions when substituting for sugar
• Benefits consistent across all racial and ethnic groups (African American, White, Native Hawaiian, Japanese American, Latino)

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➤ SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES:
• BMC Medicine: 19.2-year follow-up study of 79,000 men and 93,000 women aged 45-75
• Food frequency questionnaire assessment of diet quality
• Multiethnic Cohort Study with five racial/ethnic groups
• Mechanisms: High fiber, polyphenols, carotenoids, improved gut microbiome

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