A very new study states that there is a correlation between smaller
colon cancer rates and the use of vitamins A,E,C calcium, potassium and
folic acid. The study has shown that long-term vitamins use could
decrease the risk of colon cancer by 57 percent.
This study was made on an group made of over 500 women and men between
the ages of 33 and 62 who were found having colon cancer. They were
interrogated about the quantity of vitamins they took before they found
out their diagnosis. The patients were asked a lot of questions
regarding the dosage, frequency, and duration of the vitamins they
took. Two classifications were made: multivitamin packs token once a
day and high concentration packs. The study showed that the majority of
the patients who took the multivitamin packs took the high potency
supplements too.
Most of the studies that predate this one agree that the risks of colon
cancer are greatly reduced by using vitamin supplements but none of
them was able to identify the specific components of the vitamins that
are responsible for this. Antioxidant vitamin and folic acid rich
vegetables and fruits are known for lowering the colon cancer risks,
but yet again no specific components of these foods were identified.
An increase in the fruit and vegetable consumption rate was tried by
several educations programs but none of them had a real success. It is
recommended to eat at least five different types of these aliments but
in the current society the intake of these foods decrease year by year.
Society is being plagued by the fast food industry. These foods are
very rich in carbohydrates that are very bad for the health, especialy
for people that have a risk of developing colon cancer. Fast food
alliments have a very low vitamin and protein content but it seems that
the american society became addicted to them. And it's not just the
kids who want this foods, more and more adults start eating only these
products.
Knowing the current society, the researchers of colon cancer recommend
supplementing the diet with multivitamin packs rather then eating
fruits and vegetables because they hope it will be more appealing to
the general public.
