Dark chocolate may help avoid pancreatic cancer
Grab the chocolate bars. Researchers from the Indiana University say that dark chocolate and other magnesium-rich food may lower the risks of getting pancreatic cancer. Now, that’s a perfect excuse when you’re on a chocolate binge.
Their study, “Magnesium intake and incidence of pancreatic cancer: The VITamins and Lifestyle study,” recently appeared in the British Journal of Cancer.
Researchers followed 151 pancreatic cancer patients and found that every 100-milligram increase of magnesium intake per day results to 24% decrease in the occurrence of pancreatic cancer. The effect of the added magnesium is the same regardless of age, gender, and weight.
“For those at a higher risk of pancreatic cancer, adding a magnesium supplement to their diet may prove beneficial in preventing this disease,” Daniel Dibaba, a Ph.D. student at the School of Public Health-Bloomington, who led the IU study “While more study is needed, the general population should strive to get the daily recommendations of magnesium through diet, such as dark, leafy greens or nuts, to prevent any risk of pancreatic cancer.”
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