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Article: Another role for garlic: colon cancer prevention: Garlic may help lower cholesterol, but studies confirm its anti-colorectal cancer properties as well.(NUTRITION PRESCRIPTION)
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- Food & Fitness Advisor
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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If you like garlic, you may be getting more than just a taste sensation--you may also be reducing your risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a review in the October issue of The Journal of Nutrition. Researchers evaluated all studies done in the past 10 years on the effects of garlic on CRC and found "consistent scientific evidence" that garlic reduces the risk of CRC in both animals and humans.
"This analysis shows promising evidence to indicate that including garlic in the diet is healthy and may be helpful in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer," says Lynn Goldstein, MS, RD, nutritionist at The Jay Monahan Center for ...