Colon Cancer

Dietary fiber may not prevent bowel cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 27th, 2003

Eating a high-fiber diet does not necessarily prevent bowel cancer, according to a new study edited in the department of social medicine at the University of Bristol. However, such a diet may be good for preventing other chronic diseases, such as heart disease.

Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute studied a cohort of 45,000 American women between the early 1970s and late 1990s. They looked at intake of sources of fiber (fruits, vegetables, beans and grains) in the women's diets and whether they had bowel cancer some years later.

The authors, led by Professor Volker Mai, found no evidence that the intake of dietary fiber was related to...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-05-27)

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