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Breast Cancer
New data from North Dakota State University illuminate research in breast cancer
November 13th, 2008
"Lipotropes (methyl group containing nutrients, including methionine, choline, folate, and vitamin B-12) are dietary methyl donors and cofactors that are involved in one-carbon metabolism, which is important for genomic DNA methylation reactions and nucleic acid synthesis. One-carbon metabolism provides methyl groups for all biological methylation pathways and is highly dependent on dietary supplementation of methyl nutrients," researchers in the United States report. "Nutrition is an important determinant of breast cancer risk and tumor behavior, and dietary intervention may be an effective approach to prevent breast cancer. Apoptosis is important for the regulation of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-13)
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