Supplementation with folic acid may not affect cancer risk, reports a new study published in the journal Lancet. A total of fourteen studies and 49,621 participants were included for analysis. Researchers found a similar number of individuals developed cancer in the folate supplement groups and the placebo groups. Furthermore, a longer period of folate supplementation was not linked to an increased risk of cancer. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Vollset SE, et al. Effects of folic acid supplementation on overall and site-specific cancer incidence during the randomised trials: meta-analyses of data on 50 000 individuals. Lancet. 2013 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23352552
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