supernature
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B2 is one of the only vitamin consistently correlated with prostate cancer. I find it interesting that it's a coenzyme for Mao-a since I already posted a study showing mao-a to promote prostate cancer growth, but I didn't know about the link with B2.
One-carbon metabolism and prostate cancer risk: prospective investigation of seven circulating B vitamins and metabolites. - PubMed - NCBI
Choline and B2 are significantly associated with prostate cancer
Not sure what is supposed to be concluded from that study regarding choline, B2 and cancer risk, but as far as i can read from the paper it seems that those nutrients are building up little bit in case of increased need for them with rising health complications.
"In addition to its role in one-carbon metabolism, choline is a precursor for cell membrane phospholipids and is thus required in increased amounts in proliferating cells, including cancer cells. A high dietary choline intake has also been related to reduction in markers of inflammation.
Vitamin B2, acting as a cofactor in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase reaction, also contributes to methyl group availability, but prospective studies of vitamin B2 in cancer have produced equivocal results. The increased risk for subjects with higher vitamin B2 concentrations in the present study is in line with the results for choline and betaine and supports a role for methyl availability in prostate cancer development."