Fighting myeloma with fiber: Plant-based diet offers promise

Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a high-fiber plant-based diet could benefit patients at risk for developing multiple myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer. The study showed that the diet was not only feasible and well-received but also improved several factors that could potentially delay the progression of precancerous conditions that can lead to multiple myeloma.

Multiple myeloma is often preceded by early, non-cancerous conditions involving abnormal plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found in the bone marrow. Having a high body weight, a poor-quality diet and an unhealthy balance of gut bacteria have…