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...reports show how little we understand about the ways diet affects health. In the larger of the two studies, Dr. Arthur Schatzkin of the National Cancer Institute and his colleagues recruited 2,079 men and women ages 35 and older who had had a precancerous polyp removed from their colon in the previous six months. (About 5% to 10% of such polyps eventually become malignant.) The volunteers were then randomly divided into an "intervention group," which ate a low-fat diet that included five to eight servings of fruits and vegetables each day, and a control group, which consumed more...
Even if fiber doesn't inhibit polyps, it may still help prevent colon cancer. Maybe you have to eat a lot more fiber-rich fruits and vegetables to get any benefit. Maybe you have to eat right and exercise more. Maybe you have to eat a healthy diet for a long time. ("Think of it this way," says Dr. Steven Zeisel, a nutrition expert at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, who was not involved in either study. "When you stop smoking, you don't immediately lower your risk of lung cancer. It can take 10 years...
Whatever the case, it makes sense to concentrate on what doctors know for sure about colon cancer, which is that early detection saves lives. So get screened, starting at least by age 50 (earlier if you have a family history of the cancer). The simplest tests look for blood in the stool. The more involved tests examine the entire length of the colon for suspect lesions...
...more on fiber and colon cancer, visit time.com/personal You can e-mail Christine at gorman@time.com
FIBER Study: it doesn't stop colon cancer. Can I lose the All-Bran and get a breakfast burrito...