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Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999)

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Some fats may ward off colon cancer

Animal tests indicate that a group of unusual fats, found in many foods, shows promise in preventing colon cancer.

References:

Schmelz, E.M., and A.H. Merrill Jr. 1999. Dietary sphingolipids inhibit colon cancer in different mouse models (Abstract 433.1). FASEB Journal 13(March 12):A539.

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1997. Sphinx of fats. Science News 151(May 31):342.

Sources:

Alfred H. Merrill
Emory University
School of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry
Atlanta, GA 30322

Eva-Maria Schmelz
Emory University
School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 18, May 1, 1999, p. 287. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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