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Eat More Fish!

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Terry Graedon

May 17, 2012

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Terry Graedon

May 17, 2012

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Adding more fish to your diet might lower your risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new meta-analysis. The researchers reviewed 41 studies in which fish consumption had been recorded. People who ate the most fish were 20 percent less likely to be diagnosed with rectal cancer than those who ate the least. The investigators caution that the study does not show how much fish is enough and how it should be cooked.

[American Journal of Medicine, online April 18, 2012]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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