According to an article published in Nature, Oxford University researchers found that consuming 300 mg of calcium per day, approximately one glass of milk, will reduce the risk of colon cancer by 17%.
Of course, non-dairy sources of calcium such as soy milk also have a similar effect; In this study, the researchers analyzed their hypotheses in more than half a million women over 16 years.
In this research, the researchers analyzed the information of more than 542 thousand women in a period of 16 years.
This information included a collection of dietary and health information for women in the UK.
During the period when the researchers evaluated the condition of these women, 12 thousand 251 women were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The researchers then looked at the effects of 97 different foods on bowel cancer risk.
