Epidemiology
British Journal of Cancer (2004) 90, 632–634. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601608 www.bjcancer.com
Published online 3 February 2004
Serum bile acids and risk factors for colorectal cancer
A van Faassen1, A Tangerman2 and B H Bueno-de-Mesquita3
- 1Department of Urology, University Hospital, PO Box 5800, Maastricht 6202 AZ, The Netherlands
- 2Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands
- 3Department of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, PO Box 1, Bilthoven 3720 BA, The Netherlands
Correspondence: A van Faassen, E-mail: diny.vanfaassen@fd.unimaas.nl
Received 22 August 2003; Revised 28 November 2003; Accepted 1 December 2003.
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Abstract
The ratio of deoxycholic acid to chenodeoxycholic acid in the serum of 62 men was inversely related to body mass index and to saturated fat intake after adjustment for body mass index, smoking, and age conversely, this ratio was associated positively with the intake of fibre from grains.
Keywords:
bile acids, diet, colorectal cancer
