Research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute determined that people who supplemented their diet with 1,200 mg of elemental calcium each day for four years had fewer recurring polyps than people who consumed a placebo. Interestingly, the effect lasted up to five years after they stopped taking the calcium.
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