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FI Spotlight: Colorectal Cancer’s Alarming Rise in Young Adults – The Food Industry’s Wake-Up Call

1 out of 25 men, 1 out of 26 women. That’s the average number of people who will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetimes.

In this latest episode of FI Spotlight, we take a look at the disease that is now the third most commonly diagnosed cancer, and the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States.

Why are the rates rising? Do ultra-processed foods have anything to do with it? And, what can food companies – and consumers – do to create paths towards, healthier, cancer-free lifestyles?