Bowel cancer: Foods that may lower your risk of getting it

A diet rich in fruits and vegetables was associated with up to a 52% lower risk or bowel cancer. — AFP Relaxnews

Folate, magnesium and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there’s no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffee protect against the disease, finds an overarching analysis of published pooled data analyses in the journal Gut.

In the United States alone, around one in every 20 people is likely to develop bowel cancer at some point during their lifetime.