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Eating Yogurt May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk (May 23/11)

This prospective study on 45 241 (14 178 men; 31 063 women) volunteers of the EPIC-Italy cohort showed that men and women whose intake of yogurt was in the highest tertile were 38% less likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer when compared to those whose intake of yogurt was in the lowest tertile. The association was based on data collected through a dietary questionnaire that included yogurt consumption. Because the possible risk reduction was still 35% even after adjustment for other possible risk factors, the researchers suggested that yogurt should be part of a diet to prevent colorectal cancer.

Pala, V., et al. Yogurt consumption and risk of colorectal cancer in the Italian EPIC cohort. International J of Cancer. Published online. Doi: 10.1002/ijc.26193