Food

Dairy (total consumption and milk)

Dietary factor.

In practice

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Effect by goal · level of evidence

Colorectal cancer risk

association High meta-analysis (AAA)

17%

Meta-analysis of 19 cohorts: for every 400 g/day of dairy, colorectal cancer risk falls ~17% (RR 0.83), and for every 200 g/day of milk ~9% (RR 0.91). A consistent, dose-dependent inverse association, although observational.

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In depth

Diet · Highest evidence: High · 1 finding

Findings

Colorectal cancer risk — association (High, meta-analysis). Meta-analysis of 19 cohorts: for every 400 g/day of dairy, colorectal cancer risk falls ~17% (RR 0.83), and for every 200 g/day of milk ~9% (RR 0.91). A consistent, dose-dependent inverse association, although observational. 21617020

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