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- Title
Are vitamin and mineral deficiencies a major cancer risk?
- Authors
Ames, Bruce N; Wakimoto, Patricia
- Abstract
Diet is estimated to contribute to about one-third of preventable cancers -- about the same amount as smoking. Inadequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals might explain the epidemiological findings that people who eat only small amounts of fruits and vegetables have an increased risk of developing cancer. Recent experimental evidence indicates that vitamin and mineral deficiencies can lead to DNA damage. Optimizing vitamin and mineral intake by encouraging dietary change, multivitamin and mineral supplements, and fortifying foods might therefore prevent cancer and other chronic diseases.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Cancer, 2002, Vol 2, Issue 9, p694
- ISSN
1474-175X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrc886