Whole-Grain Foods Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk

For the past couple of years, I've been trying to incorporate more whole-grain foods into my diet because I know that in general, they're good for me. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that determined eating whole-grain foods can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer.

Results of the Study

Researchers examined the diet of almost half a million people, specifically in relation to their dietary fiber consumption and colorectal cancer risk. While they didn't find any correlation between dietary fiber in general and risk, they did determine that dietary fiber from whole-grain foods was associated with a lower colorectal cancer risk. The researchers also specified that consuming whole-grain foods seemed to lower a person's risk of developing rectal cancer more so than colon cancer.

• Dietary Fiber Decreases Colon Cancer Risk
  
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_{Source: Schatzkin, A. and Mouw, T. "Dietary Fiber and Whole-Grain Consumption in Relation to Colorectal Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 85.5 (May 2007): 1353-1360. Accessed 12 May 2007 [http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/85/5/1353?etoc].}