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The dietary fibre debate: more food for thought.
- Source :
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Lancet . 5/3/2003, Vol. 361 Issue 9368, p1487. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Comments on two papers in the same issue of 'The Lancet' that associate high intake of dietary fiber with a decreased risk of colonic adenomas or colorectal cancer. Study done by the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening project team (PLCO) in the U.S.; Different approach used by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) consortium; Comparison of the findings in these two studies with three others that found no protective effects of dietary-fiber intake on the development of colonic adenomas or colorectal cancer; Findings of the U.S. Nurses Health Study; Possible reasons why the studies gave such different results, including differences in the number of participants studied and the amounts of dietary fiber consumed; Effects of contrasting preferences in food in different population groups.
- Subjects :
- *DIETARY fiber
*COLON cancer
*HIGH-fiber diet
*ADENOMA prevention
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01406736
- Volume :
- 361
- Issue :
- 9368
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Lancet
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9665954
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13219-9