Men need it, too


  • Health
  • Sunday, 09 Mar 2003

Research links calcium and folate to the prevention of many illnesses and conditions in men, including heart attacks, cancer and low sperm counts, writes Timothy Gower. 

The milk moustache ads have encouraged women of all ages to consume milk for calcium to prevent osteoporosis.But don't leave out the men as a 13-year study at Harvard found that men over 40 who consumed the most calcium-rich dairy foods had the lowest risk of colorectal cancer.

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