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Supplementation Cuts Colon Cancer Risk A
diet enhanced with multivitamin and mineral supplements may dra-
matically lower the risk of developing precancerous colon cancer lesions, according to research published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Phar- macology. Nearly 150,000 men and women in the United States are diagnosed with this second-most common form of cancer each year. In the study, rats were fed a high-fat (20 percent) diet for 32 weeks. Those fed
a high-fat, low-fiber diet and also exposed to a carcinogen, developed precancer- ous lesions of the colon. The animals that underwent a similar diet and treatment, but also received daily vitamin and mineral supplements, showed an 84 percent reduction in the formation of precancerous lesions and did not develop tumors.
Functional Training Protects Against Falls S
eniors that integrate strength and balance training into ev-
eryday activities experience nearly one-third fewer falls, according to a new study published online by BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal). A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, designed and tested the Lifestyle Integrated Functional Exercise program to reduce the risk of falls in people over 70. For example, a prescribed activity for improving balance was to stand on one leg while working, and for strength training, squatting to close a drawer. The study found that the average rate of falls per year for those in the program was 1.66, compared with 2.28 in a control group.
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Flame Retardant May Pose Health Risks O
besity, anxiety and developmental and reproductive problems have all been linked to small quantities of a flame retardant frequently used in furniture and baby products, accord- ing to a recent, limited study on rats by researchers at Duke University. Baby rats with mothers that ingested small amounts of the chemical Firemaster 550 gained more weight than those that weren’t exposed, and exposed fe- male offspring displayed more anxiety, reached puberty earlier and exhibited abnormal reproductive cycles. Study co-author Heather Staple-
ton, Ph.D., associate professor of environmental chemistry at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, is a leading expert on flame retardants, particularly children’s exposure to the toxic chemicals they can release. She specifically notes that the new research assessed exposure to doses far lower than those of earlier studies. “This raises red flags about a widely used chemical that we know little about,” advises Stapleton. “What we do know is that it’s common in house dust, and people, especially kids, are being ex- posed to it.” “Firemaster 550 was put on the market with almost no study,” says Linda Birnbaum, director of the Na- tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which funded the new research. She says the preliminary findings strongly suggest the need for more studies.
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