Household food may reduce colorectal adenomas:
Household food may reduce size and number of colorectal adenomas: Aged garlic extract (AGE) reduced the progression of colorectal adenomas, harmless growths in the colon. Participants (n=51) with colorectal adenomas received AGE either at a high dose (active group, 2.4 mL/d) or a low dose (control group, 0.16 mL/d). Findings show that adenoma size increased in the control group, but AGE significantly prevented development of adenomas (both size and number) after 12 months of high dose treatment. (3)
Household food associated with lower risk of colon cancer: In an investigation of 127 foods regularly used by the 41,387 Iowa women (aged 55-69 years) who were studied over a five-year period, only garlic was found to be associated with a statistically significant decrease in colon cancer. The beneficial effects of garlic proved better than fiber or other vegetables. (4)
