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Published in Cancer Weekly, May 31st, 2005
Study 1: Supplemental DHEA may influence prostate health.
"Serum levels of the adrenal androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) peak in men and women in the third decade of life and decrease progressively with age. Increasing numbers of middle-aged and older individuals consume over-the-counter preparations of DHEA, hoping it will retard aging by increasing muscle and bone mass and strength, decreasing fat, and improving immunologic and neurobehavioral functions," researchers in the United States report.
"Because DHEA can serve as a...
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