Take Vitamin D supplements to reduce cancer risk: Study

New York, Nov 19 (IAN) It seems like we have now one more reason to take vitamin D supplements as researchers have found that vitamin D was associated with an overall 17 per cent risk reduction for advanced cancer.
When the research team looked at only participants with a normal body mass index (BMI), they found a 38 per cent risk reduction, suggesting that body mass may influence the relationship between vitamin D and decreased risk of advanced cancer.
“The findings suggest that vitamin D may reduce the risk of developing advanced cancers,” said study author Paulette Chandler from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US.
“Vitamin D is a supplement that’s readily available, cheap and has been used and studied for decades. Our findings, especially the strong risk reduction seen,” Chandler added.
The researchers conducted the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) study, which was a rigorous, placebo-controlled study that took place over a span of more than five years.
VITAL study was designed to test the independent effects of vitamin D and Omega-3 supplements as well as to test for synergy between the two.