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Adenoma
Studies from University of North Carolina add new findings in the area of adenoma
September 9th, 2008
"trans-Fatty acid consumption is known to have detrimental effects on cardiovascular health, but little is known about its role in digestive tract neoplasia. To investigate the association between colorectal adenomas and trans-fatty acid consumption, the authors utilized data from a cross-sectional study of 622 individuals who underwent complete colonoscopy between 2001 and 2002 at the University of North Carolina Hospitals," researchers in the United States report. "Participants were interviewed about demographic, lifestyle, and dietary factors thought to be related to colorectal cancer. trans-Fatty acid consumption, energy adjusted by the residual method, was...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-09)
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