Cut Bowel Cancer Risk by Eating Less, Better
 (New Orleans, Reuters Health, 4/23/02)

Dr. Volker Mai and fellow investigators at the US National Cancer Institute report that mice that are susceptible to intestinal cancer are less likely to develop pre-cancerous colon polyps if they are fed diets low in calories or high in olive oil, fruits and vegetables. According to the results of their study, mice fed high-fat diets tend to grow the most polyps.