Men with high levels of calcium and dairy foods in their diet have a lower risk of colorectal cancer, research suggests.
Recent studies have generally reported a "modest inverse association between calcium intake and the risk of colorectal cancer," Dr Susanna C. Larsson, of Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and colleagues note in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "However, findings pertaining to specific subsites in the colorectum have been conflicting."
The researchers studied the association between calcium and dairy foods and colorectal cancer risk in 45,306 Swedish men. The men were between 45 and 79 years of age and free of cancer at baseline.
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