Lowering the Risk of Rectal Cancer among Habitual Beer Drinkers by Dietary Means
Joint Authors
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Whole-life beer consumption and a quantitative measurement of several dietary micronutrients consumed in adult life were obtained from the dietary and alcohol data of the case-control arm of the population-based Melbourne Colorectal Cancer Study.
There was a statistically significant risk, adjusted for other established risk factors, among habitual beer drinkers (AOR 1.75, 95% CI 1.28–2.41) with a significant positive dose-response effect (AOR trend 1.34, 95% CI 1.16–1.55).
Among beer consumers the data were interpreted as showing an attenuation of this risk with consumption of the four micronutrients involved in methylation: folate, methionine, vitamins B6 and B12, and the four micronutrients examined with antioxidant properties: selenium, vitamins E, C, and lycopene.
The strongest effects were noted with vitamins E, C, and lycopene, and the weakest with methionine and selenium.
Whilst not condoning excessive beer drinking, the regular consumption of foods rich in these micronutrients may provide a simple and harmless preventative strategy among persistent habitual beer drinkers and deserves further study with larger study numbers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kune, Gabriel& Watson, Lyndsey. 2011. Lowering the Risk of Rectal Cancer among Habitual Beer Drinkers by Dietary Means. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kune, Gabriel& Watson, Lyndsey. Lowering the Risk of Rectal Cancer among Habitual Beer Drinkers by Dietary Means. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505251
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kune, Gabriel& Watson, Lyndsey. Lowering the Risk of Rectal Cancer among Habitual Beer Drinkers by Dietary Means. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505251
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505251