A clinical trial has found that vitamin D calcium has no effect on cancer risk. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and it is also a major health burden. There have been studies done that showed vitamin D helped lower the risk of cancer. Cancer is second to heart disease in the leading causes of death.
Key Takeaways:
- Historically, studies have shown that vitamin D may lower the risk of developing cancer.
- However, in a recent study, women taking vitamin D supplements showed no “significantly lower risk” of developing cancer than those who did not.
- The researchers have concluded that further research is needed to better understand any association between vitamin D and cancer prevention.
“Cancer only comes second to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for almost 600,000 deaths in 2014.”
