Bone loss and low calcium intake may fuel the growth of breast cancer in the bone Having higher levels of calcium may decrease the amount of damage caused in the brain by a stroke Calcium may protect different bones from fracture in younger (forearm) vs. older women (the hip) Once breast cancer moves to a different site it becomes harder to treat. The most common site for metastasis is the lymph nodes under the arm or collarbone.

Environmental factors such as diet may play a major role in prostate cancer occurrence. The incidence of prostate cancer is much lower in Asian than in Western populations. In the Japan Public Health Center study 49,920 men aged 40-69 years were followed from the early 1990s until the end of 2004.

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is clogging of the arteries inside the heart that decreases the flow of blood and supply of oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. CHD weakens the heart muscle and often leads to congestive heart failure in sufferers despite the use of the most advanced and protective drugs (another cause of heart failure is the damage caused during a heart attack). In heart failure (HF) the heart cannot effectively pump enough blood to the rest of the body because it lacks the force to do so.

D-Ribose is a sugar involved with the creation of energy in the cell and research shows that D-Ribose increases cellular energy production in our skeletal muscles and our heart muscle. In chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS) there is impairment in energy metabolism in the cell. In this study 41 patients diagnosed with either CFS or FMS were supplemented with D-Ribose, 5 grams 3 times a day for a total of 56 doses (18.67 days).

.....Scientists from the University of Hawaii compared meat and fat intake in 82,483 men who were followed for an eight-year period. They determined that the intake of different types of fat and meat had no impact on the risk of prostate cancer. However, Omega-3 Fatty Acids had a slight protective effect; International Journal of Cancer, 9.15.07.