Vitamin D Against Cancer?
In a recent study, Vitamin D was found to prevent pancreatic cancer by 43% in individuals taking the USRDA of 400 IU daily. Taking 150 IU daily cut the risk of pancreatic cancer by 22%. Taking more than the recommended 400 IU was not found to increase anti-cancer benefits. The study was done by researchers at Northwestern and Harvard universities.
Halcyon Skinner, Ph.D., of Northwestern states “Vitamin D has shown strong potential for preventing and treating prostate cancer, and areas with greater sunlight exposure have lower incidence and mortality for prostate, breast, and colon cancers, leading us to investigate a role for Vitamin D in pancreatic cancer risk.”
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of death from cancer in the United States.
