Milk and calcium help prevent colon cancer

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Men who eat foods rich in calcium and dairy products can lower their risk of colon cancer, researchers said recently.

In the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska, Stockholm (Sweden) Institute and colleagues said recent studies show 'the inverse relationship between calcium intake and risk. colon cancer '.

They conducted a study of the relationship between calcium intake and the risk of colon cancer on 45,306 Swedish men aged 45-79 and never had a history of cancer.

In 6.7 years, a total of 449 people had colon cancer. The researchers found that the risk of most calcium consumers was 32% lower than those who consumed the least amount of calcium. Consuming a lot of dairy products also helps reduce the risk of this disease.

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