Loving Fried and Junk Food? You Might Be Risking Your Life!

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Hey, if you’re all about those fried snacks, tandoori feasts, and junk food binges, it might be time to hit pause and rethink your grub. Turns out, munching on those tasty but toxic treats could be putting you at serious risk for stomach and colon cancer. Dr. Vaishali Bhardwaj, the big shot in Gastroenterology over at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, dropped some serious knowledge – about 5 lakh people are getting hit with cancer every year in India because of these bad eating habits.

Dr. Bhardwaj laid it out: People are ditching traditional Indian foods (you know, the whole grains and leafy greens) and diving straight into the deep-fried, tandoori, and junk food world – burgers, pizzas, and pasta galore. This shift in diet is spiking cases of gastric and colon cancer.

Now, the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments for these cancers are different, but let’s be real – both are pretty serious. The good news? If you catch them early, there’s hope! The best way to catch stomach cancer? Get yourself an endoscopy. Other tests like CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, and blood tests are also common, but endoscopy’s the MVP. Stay woke on your health, y’all!