‘Low-fat milk increases prostate cancer risk’
January 14th, 2008 at 11:32 by David
Drinking low-fat or non-fat milk increases the risk of prostate cancer, two new US studies have revealed.
Tests carried out on almost 90,000 men by the University of Hawaii found a build-up of localised or non-aggressive tumours in those who drank semi-skimmed or skimmed milk.
However, the same research also found that drinking whole or full-fat milk actually lowered the risk of prostate cancer. There was no association with the intake of vitamin D or calcium.
A second study, carried out on 293,888 men by the US National Institute of Health, confusingly reported that those who drank at least two servings of low-fat or non-fat milk actually increased their chances of prostate cancer.
Both studies are published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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