Calcium-Colon Cancer Connection

Efforts to demonstrate a connection between calcium intake and a lower risk of colorectal cancer have been underway for at least two decades. Retrospective studies have gradually given way to prospective studies such as the Calcium Polyp Prevention Study (CPPS) in which taking 1200 mg of elemental calcium daily was associated with a 19% reduction in polyps (adenomas) after only 1 year.

In the latest report from the CPPS, the risk of recurrence was found to be lower for polyps on the very verge of malignancy as opposed to "garden variety" polyps. And there was also some evidence that higher amounts of calcium were even more effective, especially when accompanied by more dietary fiber and less dietary fat. [MedicineNet Cancer General]

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