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Are strict vegetarians protected against prostate cancer?

Nutrition / Natural Medicine Update No. 1 (Feb 2016)

with Dr. James Meschino

Research Topic: Are strict vegetarians protected against prostate cancer?
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (January, 2016)

 

Summary
Men who follow a vegan lifestyle showed a 35% reduction in risk of developing prostate cancer in the large Adventists Health Study-2, which is following over 26,000 men.

Link to Study Abstract: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/103/1/153.abstract

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