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Increased Folate Intake may Help Protect Women from Pancreatic Cancer

by Rajshri on February 05, 2010 at 5:23 PM Cancer News

A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health says that increased intake of folate may help protect women, but not men, from the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

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Researchers led by Brietta Oaks from the University of California, Davis conducted a study on 51,988 men and 57,187 women aged between 55 and 74 years. They found that women who consumed 253.3 micrograms of folate per day had a 50% reduced risk of pancreatic cancer as compared with women who consumed 179.1 micrograms of folate per day.

While the study reinforces earlier findings on the anti-cancer effects of folate, the researchers did not find any evidence to link folic acid supplements to cancer protection.

The details are published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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