Dairy products and colorectal cancer. A review of possible mechanisms and epidemiological evidence

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-17

  Norat, T ^a   Riboli, E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Cheese; Colorectal cancer; Dairy products; Meta analysis; Milk; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FAT; LACTOFERRIN; VITAMIN D; YOGHURT;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MILK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MILK PROTEINS; SOMATOMEDINS; VITAMIN D; YOGURT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037259879     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601522     Document Type: Review

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