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Folic acid reduces effects of alcohol use?

Page last modified on: October 14, 2008
Question from Annemarie: I've heard that folic acid can help further reduce the effects of alcohol use and possible increased risk, any comments?
Answer —Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.: The data do show that women who have an adequate folic acid intake do not have the same increased risk associated with alcohol. It's not clearly understood why that is, but it does appear that there is a different mechanism of action for how the folic acid prevents the alcohol from initiating the cancer. There may be ways that the folic acid, alcohol, and estrogen are interacting that eliminates the initiation of breast cancer.

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Eating and Drinking Through the Holidays. Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. and moderator Jennifer Sabol, M.D. answered your questions about how to stay healthy during the most hectic, high-calorie time of year.

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Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a two-time breast cancer survivor.

Jennifer Sabol, M.D., F.A.C.S.Jennifer Sabol, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a breast surgeon who directs the newly developed Breast Care Center at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa. Among her many interests, Dr. Sabol spearheads several research initiatives to advance the care for women with breast cancer and improve methods of breast cancer detection and treatment.

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