colon cancer and food intake

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IT'S NOT WHAT YOU EAT . . . A person's risk of colon cancer may depend more

on how much they

eat rather than what they eat, researchers report in the American Journal of

Epidemiology.

As lead investigator Jessie Satia-Abouta of the University of North Carolina

at Chapel Hill explained, " The

results of the study suggest that high intakes of total energy -- calories

-- and individual macronutrients --

carbohydrates, protein and fat -- may increase risk for colon cancer. "

But " the risk associated with individual macronutrients appears to be

largely due to the fact that they

contribute to total (calorie) intake. "