Het eten van foliumzuur verlaagt zowel slokdarmkanker als alvleesklierkanker

Research Question:
There is conflicting evidence about the association between the intake of folic acid and the risk of getting the upper gastrointestinal tract cancer. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Reduces folic acid intake through feeding the chance of getting cancer of the gastrointestinal tract?

Study Design:
This overview article contained case-control and cohort studies.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found in 9 retrospective studies, that eating folic acid the chance of getting esophageal cancer significantly with 41% [OR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.51-0.69] reduced. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers found in 16 studies that eating folic acid the chance of getting stomach cancer non-significant 6% [OR = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.78-1.14] reduced. Non-significant is, there is no link to a 95% reliability.

The researchers found in 8 studies that eating folic acid the chance of getting pancreatic cancer significantly with 34% [OR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.49-0.89] reduced. Significant wants blessing, there can be said with 95% reliability that eating folic acid the chance of getting pancreatic cancer reduced by 34%.

The researchers concluded that eating folic acid the chance of getting both esophageal cancer pancreatic cancer reduced.

Original title:
Folate intake and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Tio Andrici M, J, [...], Eslick GD.

Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Folate+intake+and+the+risk+of+upper+gastrointestinal+cancers%3A+A+systematic+review+and+meta-analysis

Additional information about El Mondo:
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This meal delivers 185 micrograms of folic acid.