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Vitamin B6 and Colorectal Cancer

by Gloria Gamat on July 3rd, 2007

Low intake of Vitamin B6 may increase a man’s risk of colorectal cancer by 31%, says the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study, published in this month’s issue of Journal of Nutrition.

According to lead author Junko Ishihara from Japan’s National Cancer Center in collaboration with researchers from Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine:

Our results support previous evidence that low vitamin B-6 intake is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. In particular, a higher intake of vitamin B-6 appears beneficial in men with higher alcohol intake.”

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin existing in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine – necessary for more than 100 enzymes involved in protein metabolism, performing a wide variety of functions in the body to ensure good health.

While intake of Vitamin B6’s associations with colorectal cancer in Japanese men is promising, it needs further investigation, specifically to elucidate the mechanisms of action in randomised trials.

Find more details from the full report.

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