374 DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES and other positive findings, a number of important studies (Fuchs et al., 1999; Giovannucci and Willett, 1994) and three recent clinical interven - tion trials (Alberts et al., 2000; Bonithon - Kopp et al., 2000; Schatzkin et al., 2000) do not support a protective effect of Dietary Fiber
intake against colon cancer.
Not exact matches
According to another article published on Medical News Today, there's evidence that adequate
intake of folate from food shows promise in protecting
against colon, stomach, pancreatic and cervical
cancer (26).
Folate — Folate
intake guards
against the development of certain
cancers — specifically cervical,
colon, pancreatic, and stomach
cancers.
These findings have important implications for prevention as well as treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and
colon cancer and suggest that under conditions of reduced dietary fiber
intake and / or decreased butyrate production in
colon, pharmacological doses of niacin might be effective to maintain GPR109A signaling and consequently protect
colon against inflammation and carcinogenesis.»