Calcium Linked To "Moderate" Reduction In Colorectal Adenoma Risk
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
"Calcium supplementation is associated with a significant - though moderate - reduction in the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas," J.A. Baron, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., et al., conclude in a study published in the Jan. 14 New England Journal of Medicine. The four-year, six-center Calcium Polyp Prevention Study is partially supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health.