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From eNewsletter 3/13/2024

DID YOU KNOW that folate is associated with a lower risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer?

However, the association between folate and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a cause of cervical cancer, has not been well elucidated until a study from the February isue of The Journal of Nutrition. The study population was 11,801 U.S. females, aged 18-59, followed from 2003 to 2016.

Over the span of the study, results consistently showed that those with the lowest blood folate levels were much more likely to have HPV infection compared to those with the highest blood folate levels.

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