A New Calcium and D Benefit
It’s true. This powerful pair may help reduce the risk of five different kinds of cancer, according to a recent study.
Cancer D-fense
Healthy postmenopausal women taking vitamin D daily with their calcium over 4 years had fewer breast, colon, lung, lymph/leukemia, and uterine cancers than women taking calcium alone.
When calcium and vitamin D get together, their powers multiply. Not only do they help build your bones and boost your immune system function, but, according to new research, they also help ward off type 2 diabetes. Research shows you’ll be a whopping 33 percent less likely to develop the condition if you get at least 1,200 milligrams (mg) of calcium and 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day compared to an intake of only 600 mg of calcium and less than 400 IU of vitamin D daily.
Although it’s best to get many nutrients from food, the study showed that getting vitamin D and calcium from supplements — not dietary sources — was associated with a lower diabetes risk. It’s difficult to get enough vitamin D and calcium from food, anyway — especially vitamin D — so make sure your supplement includes both. It’s particularly important during the shorter winter days when you may get little sunlight, which helps your body manufacture vitamin D.
How the vitamin might defend against cancer still needs to be determined, but researchers know that certain genes and cells need adequate D to do their jobs flawlessly.
Supplementing Sunshine
Since the winter months tend to be short on sunlight, taking a supplement and getting more vitamin D in your diet can help protect you from shortages of the sunshine vitamin.
In addition to a supplement, you can also get a boost from salmon and other fatty fish, fortified cereal, and dairy products.
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calcium, vitiman d, cancer, sunshine
March 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
omg.. good work, man
March 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Thx, man, appreciate it very much.