Tag: Edward Giovannucci

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    Shining new light on vitamin D and cancer

    Consuming higher amounts of vitamin D — mainly from dietary sources — may help protect against developing young-onset colorectal cancer or precancerous colon polyps, according to the first study to show such an association.

    4 minutes
    Chicken, fish, dairy.
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    Using weights to target belly fat

    A Harvard study found that men who did 20 minutes of daily weight training had less increase in age-related abdominal fat than men who spent the same amount of time doing aerobic activities.

    2 minutes
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    Coffee tied to lower prostate cancer risk

    Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health researchers.

    4 minutes
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    Blood type study sheds light on biology of pancreatic cancer

    Offering a novel clue about the basic biology of pancreatic cancer, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have confirmed a decades-old discovery of a link between blood type and the risk…

    4 minutes