More reasons to get enough calcium and vitamin D - colorectal cancer
"High total calcium intake (from food and supplements) lowered the risk of colorectal cancer in both men and women. Comparing the highest calcium intakes with the lowest, the risk of developing colorectal cancer was reduced by 30 percent for men and by 36 percent for women.
"Total vitamin D intake was inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk in men but not in women," Park and colleagues report.
A high intake of dairy products also reduced the risk of colorectal cancer risk, especially for people who didn't take supplemental calcium; the risk reduction was 23 percent for men and 34 percent for women."
American Journal of Epidemiology, March 2007.
Dr. Song-Yi Park, of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, and colleagues
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