Recent report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who take supplemental vitamin D (400IU/day) had reduced risk for breast cancer of more than 20%. No dose-response relationship was observed nor association with daily calcium or other vitamin intake.
Dietary intake of Vitamin D was a confounding factor and possibly biasing the results, but not affecting the risk. The study involved patients from the Ontario Cancer Registry diagnosed and a control group between 2002 and 2003. Authors used epidemiologic questionnaires and analyzed more than 6,000 women.
Once again seems that vitamin D intake is protective… see more at:
article abstract: http://ht.ly/1G49K
The Institute of Medicine (http://www.iom.edu/) will release this month a report about vitamin D adequate daily intake.
The www.veganhealth.com, info about calcium and vitamin D: http://ow.ly/1z4gE.
The University of Michigan, info about calcium and vitamin D: http://ow.ly/1z4hT.
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