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Vitamin D may decrease colon cancer risk
9 February 2011
High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new French analysis.
11 November 2013
A new US study reports that older women with invasive breast cancer who take multivitamin/mineral supplements long-term may be less likely to die from their cancers.
In the observational study, the lifestyles of 7,728 postmenopausal women (aged 50 to 79) who developed invasive breast cancer were analyzed and disease-related death cases were documented during an average of seven years after their diagnosis (1). The analyses showed that participants who regularly took multivita- min/mineral supplements were 30% less likely to die from their cancers than patients who had not taken supplements. This association persisted after taking into account possible confounding factors such as smok- ing, education, race/ethnicity, weight, depression, alcohol use, physical activity, age at breast cancer dia- gnosis and diabetes.
The researchers commented that further studies are needed to confirm whether there is a cause-and-effect relationship. The findings cannot be generalized to premenopausal women diagnosed with invasive cancer (defined as cancer that has spread outside the membrane of the milk glands or ducts and into the breast tissue) or to other populations of women. Multivitamin/mineral supplements are the most commonly consum- ed dietary supplements among US adults. They usually contain 20–30 vitamins and minerals, often at levels of 100% of US Recommended Dietary Allowances or less. The usual label recommendation is to take them daily.
9 February 2011
High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new French analysis.
1 February 2011
The human brain monitors and regulates the body’s actions and reactions. It continuously receives sensory information, rapidly analyzes this data and then responds, controlling bodily actions and functions. While one part of the brain controls processes that are independent of conscious brain functions (e.g., breathing and heart rate), others are responsible for the coordination of movement or complex thinking processes such as learning and memory.
28 April 2014
According to a new US study a low dietary vitamin D intake in mid-life seems to be linked to a higher total mortality among hypertensive subjects.