Intake of Folate Influences Prostate Cancer
(American Journal Epidemiology, 163: 989-996, 2006) ..
Cancer specialists tell us that if a man lives long enough he'll likely get prostate cancer. However, he's also more likely to die from other causes. Prostate cancer does kill, particularly the aggressive varieties that aren't caught early enough. In 2005, more than 30,000 men died
from prostate cancer in the United States and nearly 250,000 were diagnosed with the disease. Scientists have directed most of their efforts at early detection and treatment, but increasingly they're looking for ways to prevent prostate cancer through diet and exercise.
Folate is an important dietary component that reduces the risk of some types of cancer and is critical for maintaining healthy DNA. Researchers from the American Cancer Society, in a study of more than 65,000 men, found that folate intake was not a good predictor of who would get the
disease. However, men with high folate intakes were less likely to get advanced prostate cancer. High-folate foods include fortified breakfast cereals, beet liver, spinach, asparagus, long- grain rice, green peas, avocado and broccoli.
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