Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Scientific Studies Regarding Nutritional Supplements


Thousands of scientific studies have been published indicating that nutritional supplements can have a dramatic impact on your health. Here are a few examples:

1. The trace mineral selenium reduces prostate cancer by 63%, colorectal cancer by 58%, and lung cancer by 46%.
– Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

2. Women with low levels of vitamin E have a five times greater chance of developing breast cancer than those with a high vitamin E level. Vitamin E also reduces the risk of heart attack by 75% and reduces prostate cancer deaths by 41%.
– British Journal of Cancer
– The Lancet
– Journal of the National Cancer Institute

3. Green tea helps to prevent cancer of the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, colon, lung, and breast.
– Journal of the National Cancer Institute

4. People who consume more than the recommended daily allowance of the vitamins folic acid and B6 are half as likely to develop heart disease and can cut their risk of colon cancer by 75%.
– Journal of the American Medical Association
– The Annals of Internal Medicine

5. The death rate from heart disease was 48% lower in those with a high intake of vitamin C.
– Journal of Epidemiology

6. More than 100 studies have shown that people with a high level of beta-carotene in their diet and blood are only half as likely to develop cancer in the lungs, mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, breast, or bladder.
– International Journal of Cancer
– American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
– American Journal of Epidemiology
– American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

7. Zinc supplementation improves sperm count and the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
– Journal of Urology/Drug Development Research

8. Calcium supplementation prevents osteoporosis, reduces symptoms of PMS, reduces colon cancer, and lowers blood pressure.
– Annals of Internal Medicine
– The New York Times (Oct. 1998)





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