Vitamin E Linked To Prostate Cancer In Men
If you’re a Black male over the age of 50, here’s some news you can use.
According to reports, new evidence shows that Black men age of 50 or older who take vitamin E supplements may have a higher risk of developing prostrate cancer.
Researchers have found that men who took a high daily dose of vitamin E had a 17 percent greater risk of developing prostate cancer.
USA Today reports:
The prostate cancer findings come a day after publication of a study that raised questions about the effects of common vitamin and mineral supplements in older women.
That 19-year study of nearly 39,000 women linked supplement use to a higher risk of death.
“I think many Americans view supplements as an insurance policy,” says Lori Minasian, a co-author of the vitamin E and prostate study and acting director of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Prevention.
“We don’t always exercise right. We don’t always eat right. It’s just easier to take a pill,” she says.
These findings are mind blowing and scary, considering many people don’t like to visit their doctors.
You might want to think twice skipping that annual check up this year.
