Calcium and the colon: recent findings.
Results of recent intervention trials suggest that calcium from low-fat dairy foods modulates the rate of human colon cell proliferation and that calcium supplementation reduces the rate of colonic adenomatous polyps. Further research from longer-term studies is necessary to confirm these findings.
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Clinical Nutrition Unit, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000517:prevention & control; D003611:Dairy Products; D006801:Humans
D002136:Calcium, Dietary