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COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group
Roughage just might prevent colon cancer after all.
Contradicting previous evidence, two large multicenter studies--one American, the other European--have documented a strong association between increased consumption of dietary fiber and a reduced risk of colon cancer.
"The new results give fresh impetus to fundamental research to determine the reasons for the protective action of dietary fiber or to establish the definitive clinical trial," Dr. Lynnette R. Ferguson and Dr. Philip J. Harris of the University of Auckland (New Zealand) said in an editorial accompanying the two studies (Lancet 361[9368]:1487-88, 2003).
The larger of...
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