|
Just-Published Study Shows Vitamin D3 May Lower Cancer Risk  Most people are probably not getting enough vitamin D, a fact that may put them at significant risk for developing cancer, according to a landmark study conducted by Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1. Although our bodies naturally make vitamin D3 when exposed to sunlight, those who live further north and who spend more months indoors (exposed to less UV rays from the sun) have lower vitamin D levels and may be more likely to get cancer.
The four-year, placebo-controlled, randomized study followed 1,179 healthy, post-menopausal women. Participants taking calcium, as well as very high levels of vitamin D, showed a dramatic 60 percent or greater reduction in cancer risk than women who did not get the vitamin. Vitamin D is found in supplements both as D3 and D2. It should be noted that the form of vitamin D used in the above study was D3 (as cholecalciferol) which is much more potent compared to vitamin D2. Vitamin D2 is used in many inferior supplements and multi-vitamins, so it behooves you to read labels to find one like Waiora's Essential Daily Nutrients that specifies D3 or cholecalciferol as an ingredient. Creighton researchers recommend vitamin D3 because it is more active and thus more effective in humans. The Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamin D is being revisited. In the meantime, Waiora's Essential Daily Nutrients contains high levels of vitamin D3 and is a great starting point in getting this critical nutrient. Click here to order Essential Daily Nutrients. 1. Lappe JM, Travers-Gustafson D, Davies KM, Recker RR, Heaney RP. Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduces cancer risk: results of a randomized trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jun;85(6):1586-91. |
