Resistance starch, such as the one found in cooled potatoes, has been hypothesized to reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer. In a randomized controlled trial conducted on almost a thousand people with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that increases the risk of colorectal cancer, researchers tested the effects of resistance starch and aspirin. Participants were given resistance starch, aspirin, or a placebo for a five-year period. After a 10-year follow-up, it was discovered that those in the resistance starch group had a 60% reduction in cancer incidence, compared to the placebo group. This reduction in risk remained consistent throughout the study, indicating the potential preventive benefits of resistance starch on colorectal cancer.

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