The 25 percent of subjects with the highest daily trans-fat intakes were 86 percent more likely to have colon polyps than the quarter consuming the least daily trans-fat.
The study is published in the American Jounal of Epidemiology.
Study links trans-fat to cancer
The finding results from the latest study to support recommendations to limit trans-fat consumption. Researchers interviewed 622 patients who underwent colonoscopies in 2001 and 2002 and whose diets and physical activity levels were studied.
