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10.3.3 Wholegrain cereals and cancer

A meta-analysis (a study that pools the results of many studies) found that the intake of whole grain was associated with a lower risk of:

  Bowel cancer
  Stomach cancer
  Endometrial cancer.


Reference
Jacobs DR, Marquart L Jr. Slavin J, Kushi LH. Whole-grain intake and cancer: An expanded review and meta analysis. Nutrition and cancer 1998; 30:85-96.

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