Consumption of high-energy snack foods and sugar sweetened sodas may be associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to new research.
Consumption of junk food and snacks could significantly increase the risk of certain cancers in people with a pre-defined high risk due to a genetic condition, warn researchers.
Concerns over a possible role of folic acid in development of colon cancer are continuing, as results of a rat study suggest the vitamin may promote tumour formation.
An increased intake of antioxidant flavonols from tea, onions,
beans, and apples may slash the risk of colorectal cancer by a
whopping 76 per cent, suggests a new US study.
The high calorie, low fibre dietary pattern associated with the
Western diet are associated with an increased risk of colorectal
cancer recurrence, says new research from the US.
Choline, a nutrient found in meat, eggs and dairy products, has
been linked to a possible increase in the risk of colorectal cancer
in women, reveals a study published in the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute.
Getting plenty of calcium from the diet and supplements could
reduced the risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese women by 40 per
cent, says a new US-Chinese study.
Calcium supplements, previously shown to cut the risk of colorectal
polyps, appears to have the greatest effect on advanced colorectal
adenomas, considered to be most strongly associated to invasive
colorectal cancer, according to...
Daily calcium supplements may protect against colon polyps,
particularly the advanced type that go on to become cancer,
according to research published in the Journal
of the National Cancer Institute.
