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Beta-carotene may reduce breast cancer risk in women
8 February 2010
Increased dietary intakes of alpha- and beta-carotene may reduce the risk of breast cancer among female smokers, a news study suggests.
16 August 2009
Increased intakes of omega-3 fatty acids are not associated with a reduction in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new findings.
The study involved 195,204 American adults free from diabetes at the start of the study, and followed them for up to 18 years (1). Over the course of the study, 9,380 people developed the disease, and increased intakes of the fatty acids fish were associated with a ‘modest’ 20% increase in type 2 diabetes, said the researchers.
Given the beneficial effects of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid intake on many cardiovascular disease risk factors, the clinical relevance of this relation and its possible mechanisms require further investigation, the scientists commented.
8 February 2010
Increased dietary intakes of alpha- and beta-carotene may reduce the risk of breast cancer among female smokers, a news study suggests.
21 January 2015
The preventive effect of adequate magnesium intake on developing type 2 diabetes appears to vary depending on genetic variations and ethnicity, reports a new US study.
6 June 2014
A new US study says that increased intakes of vitamin C by women who smoke during pregnancy seem to improve measures of lung function for their newborns and decrease the incidence of wheezing for their infants through one year.