{"id":39360,"date":"2019-10-27T06:35:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T06:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=39360"},"modified":"2023-06-27T16:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T16:31:21","slug":"folates-that-fight-cancer-by-harold-gunatillake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/folates-that-fight-cancer-by-harold-gunatillake\/","title":{"rendered":"Folates that fight Cancer \u2013 by Harold Gunatillake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Folates that fight Cancer \u2013 by Harold Gunatillake<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folate is an important B <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">vitamin for metabolic, genetic,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">nervous system functions, also<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">has immense potential to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">prevent cancer. It is naturally <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">present in most vegetables,<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">fruits, abundant in breakfast <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">cereals and whole wheat <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">bread, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Spinach, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, collards and other greens are rich <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">in folate. Vegetarians will not lack folate vitamin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folate is an important factor in several metabolic processes, without which may not <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">occur without folate vitamin. You need about 400 micrograms of folic acid or folate <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">in your diet to prevent any deficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Your body proteins are built from dietary amino acids. Folate is required for the <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">conversion of amino acid homocysteine to methionine. Folate deficiency will lead to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">a build-up of homocysteine in your blood. Elevated homocysteine levels in your <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">blood leads to the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folic acid is an oxidised synthetic form of Folate, used <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">commercially in supplements and in fortified foods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folic acid taken in supplements and fortified foods when consumed seems to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">improve the folate status in your body: in short once absorbed into your body, folic <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">acid is converted into metabolically active folate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\">Folate deficiency<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin, and deficiency seems to cause anaemia, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">thickening of blood vessels (atherosclerosis), cause spine abnormalities (neural tube <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">defects), adverse effects on pregnancies, cause neuropsychiatric disorders, reduces <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">diseases and worst increases the risk of cancer.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folate is essential to produce new red blood cells, and deficiency can lead to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">anaemia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Courtesy: livestrong.com- breakfast cereal contains<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\">folate vitamin<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Epidemiological studies show evidence consistently that high <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">intake of dietary folate as a preventive agent lowers the risk <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">and incidence of cancer by 40% in the intestinal tract including <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">the colon, and pancreas <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Now let\u2019s be more technical and find out how folates can prevent and lower the risk <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">of cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Every cell in your body carries the same genetic information.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">It primarily synthesises a chemical called thymidylate. This chemical acts as an <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">enzyme to produce the precursor for DNA biosynthesis. Folates also synthesises <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">purines that\u2019s needed for DNA replication and repair. The term replication applies to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">the process occurring in all living organisms to copy their DNA. and multiply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Folate deficiency in tissues of your body with rapidly replicating <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">cells may result in ineffective DNA synthesis. Such ineffective <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">DNA synthesis replication in tumour cells results in inhibition of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">tumour growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">In cancer chemotherapy number of antifolate agents such as methotrexate and 5 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">fluorouracil are used to suppress the growth of tumour cells.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">When doctors prescribe methotrexate as an antifolate agent to suppress cancer one <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">should avoid taking foods containing folic acid, such as dark green leafy vegetables <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">like spinach; broccoli; kidney, lima, and lentil beans, peas; beer; whole grains; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">wheat germ and organs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Methotrexate in addition being given as an antifolate agent to suppress cancer, is <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">also freely given as a treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\">Methylation of DNA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Also, adequate folate status is essential for production of S- adenosylmethionine, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">which is important in methylation reactions, including DNA methylation. DNA <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">methylation is a process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that occurs by the addition of a methyl <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">(CH3) group to DNA thereby modifying the function of the genes, causing a <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">mutation affecting gene expression. Such methylation of the DNA can induce <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">mutational events and precipitate the development of a large and diverse number of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">human cancers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Studies also have shown consuming dietary folate reduces the risk of invasive breast <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">cancer in women. There are contradictory reports that high folate supplementary <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">intake may cause breast cancer risk, and the increase is significant as much as 20%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\">Bottom line<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">Be aware that folate deficiency can occur without being aware of the situation. It is <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">sensible to get your folate level in your blood if you have any doubts, and especially <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">there is a history of cancer in your family. Vegetarians and vegans get sufficient <\/span><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 24px;\">folate vitamin and they have no worries. Mainly meat eaters with less green <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">vegetable consumption, should be aware of the risks they could face with.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Dr Harold Gunatillake<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Folates that fight Cancer \u2013 by Harold Gunatillake &nbsp; Folate is an important B vitamin for metabolic, genetic,nervous system functions, also has immense potential to prevent cancer. 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