Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fiber and Your Health



Pour yourself a nice big bowl of whole-grain cereal. A study finds that diets high in fiber, particularly from cereal and whole grains, may reduce the risk of colon cancer.

The study, released online today in the British Medical Journal, is a meta-analysis of 25 studies that examined the relationship between dietary fiber and colorectal cancer, the third most common type of cancer diagnosed among men and women in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society...MORE
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From the MAYO Clinic:

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