A large study has linked an extra 300mg of calcium daily to a 17% lower risk of bowel cancer, with both dairy and non-dairy sources showing similar protective effects.
A half a pint of milk contains about 300mg of calcium. Non-dairy sources of calcium seem to have a similar protective effect.An extra daily 300mg of calcium, about the amount found in half a pint of milk, was associated with a 17% lower risk of bowel cancer , researchers said, with non-dairy sources of calcium such as fortified soy milk having a similar protective effect.
“This comprehensive study provides robust evidence that dairy products may help prevent colorectal cancer, largely due to the calcium they contain,” said Dr Keren Papier, the first author of the study and a senior nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Oxford. “Calcium was found to have a similar effect in both dairy and non-dairy sources, suggesting that it was the main factor responsible for cutting risk,” she added.Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the world causing nearly 2 million cases and one million deaths annually. New diagnoses are expected to reach 3.2 million by 2040, with deaths rising to 1.6 million largely because of. For reasons that remain unclear, bowel cancer is rising sharply in younger people around the world. Between the early 1990s and 2018, the number of UK adults aged 25 to 49 diagnosed with bowel cancer rose 22%. While the trends are concerning, more than half of bowel cancers are preventable through changes to diet and lifestyle. Maintaining a healthy weight, eating more fibre, drinking less alcohol, being physically active and not smoking all help to reduce the ris
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