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...Fiber-optic lighting for the patio spa is gaining popularity, mostly because the wiring remains far away from the water and the typical system is lit entirely by a single 150-watt lightbulb ? which can be changed without draining the pool...
After four years, the folks on the intervention diet had eaten an average of 35 g of fiber a day, against 20 g for their typical-fare counterparts. Yet both groups developed the same number of new polyps. A second NCI study, involving 1,303 people ages 40 to 80, divided into high-fiber and low-fiber groups, produced similar results...
...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...
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...FIBER Study: it doesn't stop colon cancer. Can I lose the All-Bran and get a breakfast burrito...