December 14, 2004

Calcium and Cancer

"For some time, nutrition researchers have thought that sufficient amounts of calcium in the diet may protect people from colon cancer. The results of studies vary, however. Two new explanations for this inconsistency have been offered: First, the source of calcium may make a difference. Second, inherited differences in the 'receptors' on cells that process nutrients could safeguard some people more than others."



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