CLA Has Protective Effect Against Colon Cancer

CLA, conjugated linoleic acid, is found in high-fat dairy food and beef. However, because many people have cut back on their intake of high fat dairy products, and cows raised on oats, barley and hay rather than grass contain far less CLA, people may not be ingesting enough of this valuable nutrient.

During the follow-up of nearly 15 years, 798 of the 60,708 women developed colorectal cancer. The researchers found that those with the lowest risk of developing colorectal cancer were the women who consumed 4 servings or more of high-fat dairy foods per day. The women who consumed less than 1 serving per day had the highest risk. Each increment of 2 servings of high-fat dairy foods per day resulted in a 13 percent reduction in colorectal cancer risk.

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