True or False: Sufficient intakes of calcium rich foods may increase the risk of colon cancer.

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Carolyn Bryan

Biology

5 May, 08:56

True or False: Sufficient intakes of calcium rich foods may increase the risk of colon cancer.

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Dana Schultz · Answer 1

The affirmation that sufficient intakes of calcium-rich foods may increase the risk of colon cancer, is false.

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According to several studies carried out both in the U. S and other countries, although with not a significant evidence, it was seen that on the contrary, people whose diets had a consumption of calcium in their diet, above 700 mg, more or less depending on the study being researched, the possibility of suffering of colon cancer, particularly of the distal parts, was much less than in those with a low dietary consumption of this mineral. Most of the studies that have been published, like the Nurses' Health Study, among others, show that a good level of consumption of calcium, within the appropriate limits set for daily dietary intake, may lower the risk of suffering colon cancer in people.