Mice inoculated with colon cancer cells and fed a diet with 60% of calories from fat grew larger tumors and more lung tumors while gaining only 5.9% body weight, Korean researchers report. Insulin and IGF-I, both cancer promoters, also rose.
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Five ways to prevent colon cancer
AICR reports that research now shows 45 percent of US colorectal cancers each year are preventable through a mostly plant-based diet, a healthy weight and physical activity. Its five-point list starts with staying a healthy weight and watching visceral belly fat.
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Eating cocoa may reduce your risk of colon cancer
Spanish researchers fed rats a diet containing 12% cocoa and exposed them to a chemical that induces colon cancer. They report that regular cocoa counters the inflammatory effect of digestive oxidative stress and may help slow colon cancer progression.
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Cocoa could prevent intestinal pathologies such as colon cancer (PR)
Spanish researchers fed rats a diet 12% cocoa for eight weeks and report the first confirmation in live animals that cocoa flavonoids may help protect against chemically induced colon carcinogenesis and other intestinal complaints tied to oxidative stress.
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Green tea prevents colorectal cancer
Following 60,567 Shanghai men aged 40 to 74 for five years, researchers found green tea drinkers 46% less likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-drinkers, with each extra two grams of dry leaves tied to 12% lower risk. The benefit did not show up among smokers.
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Garlic may help fight colon cancer
In cell culture, three odorous garlic compounds - diallyl sulfide, diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide - blocked the migration and invasion of colon cancer cells at 10 and 25 micromoles per liter, and down-regulated genes tied to cell proliferation.
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