Folate Linked to Reduced Colorectal Cancer Risk
 (NY, Reuters Health, 2/18/02)

A study by Paul Terry of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and colleagues concluded that women who consumed the highest amounts of folate had the lowest risk of colorectal cancer. Scientists speculate that folate's protective effect may be related its role in facilitating DNA synthesis and repair. Beans, peas, orange juice, leafy greens & liver contain folate.