Folate and breast cancer.It would seem that folate folate /fo·late/ (fo´lat) 1. the anionic form of folic acid. 2. more generally, any of a group of substances containing a form of pteroic acid conjugated with l-glutamic acid and having a variety of substitutions. is a 400 microgram miracle. The researchers at Harvard School of Public Health The Harvard School of Public Health is (colloquially, HSPH) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, next to Harvard Medical School and Cambridge, Massachusetts, believe folate is linked to a reduced risk of breast cancer in women whose risk is elevated due to alcohol consumption. Folate has already been shown to reduce colon cancer risk, risk of heart disease, and to reduce the risk of neural tube defects Neural tube defects A group of birth defects that affect the backbone and sometimes the spinal chord. Mentioned in: Birth Defects in infants. In the case of this nutrient, research has shown that the supplement form of folic acid, or folate, is more effective in reducing risk of disease than the folic acid found in fresh fruits and vegetables. Exercise, of course, has also been shown to reduce the risk of both heart disease and breast cancer. So keep running and make sure to add a multivitamin that includes folate to your regular diet, especially if you consume alcohol regularly. (Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. , 1999, Vol. 281, No. 17, pp. 1632-1637) |
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