Colon Cancer Forum
Vitamin D and colon cancerResearch from the University of Texas-Southwestern in Dallas is shedding some light on how vitamin D is involved in protection against colon cancer. The vitamin, it appears, is instrumental in detoxifying lithocholic acid, one of the more powerful toxins created by the body as a by-product of digestion. Lithocholic acid, a bile acid used in the digestion of fats, has been shown to induce DNA changes, even cancers, when introduced directly into the intestines of laboratory animals. These cancers don't develop when vitamin D is present at the same time, according to this report." Lithocholic acid toxicity may also explain why many studies suggest a link between dietary fat and colorectal cancer.
11. Reuters, May 16, 2002.
Brian Sutton,DC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
brian.sutton@wcom.com
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Brian Sutton, DC. Dr. Sutton's articles, a "Talk Back" forum, and a brief biography of the author are available on line at www.ChiroWeb.com/columnist/sutton
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