Knudsen MD, Wang L, Wang K, et al. - The endoscopic screening was linked to a modest improvement in healthy lifestyles, especially among those with more severe endoscopic findings.

• In the 3 cohorts (Nurses’ Health Study I and II and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study), data were collected from 76,303 pairs of time- and age-matched adults who had and had not reported first-time endoscopic screening, respectively.

• The endoscopic screening was linked to a higher prevalence of healthy lifestyle adherence.

• The relationship became stronger as the severity of the screening findings increased, with an odds ratio of 1.09 for negative screening, 1.19 for low-risk polyps, 1.42 for high-risk polyps, and 1.55 for colorectal cancer.

• Diet and individual lifestyle factors exhibited modest change.