Healthacker.com » calcium http://www.healthacker.com Health and wellness for geeks Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:50:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Research Suggests Lower Colon Cancer Risk In Calcium http://www.healthacker.com/2009/02/25/research-suggests-lower-colon-cancer-risk-in-calcium/ http://www.healthacker.com/2009/02/25/research-suggests-lower-colon-cancer-risk-in-calcium/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:53:19 +0000 Johnny http://www.healthacker.com/?p=941 A study of over half a million individuals has found that older men and women who consume large amounts of dairy and calcium had a reduced risk of digestive and colorectal cancers.  The research has also reignited hope that calcium helps fight colon cancer.

Women in general who had a high intake of calcium were at a overall reduced risk of various cancers.

The author of the comprehensive study, Dr. Yikyung Park, stated, “Our key finding is that higher total calcium intake is associated with a decreased risk of digestive system cancers.”

“Our study is just one study,” she added. “We need to look to other studies to confirm the finding.”

Does this news make you want to raise your daily calcium intake?

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