| Research has shown that vitamin D reduces the risk of dying from cancer. (Photo = DB) |
[메디컬투데이=이승재 기자] Studies have shown that vitamin D reduces deaths from cancer.
The results of a study investigating the correlation between vitamin D and cancer mortality were published in the journal Aging.
Vitamin D is an essential vitamin for our body. Vitamin D is involved in the absorption of calcium, making bones strong, affecting the immune system, reducing inflammation, and helping muscle growth. Vitamin D is usually synthesized naturally through ingestion through food or supplements, or through exposure to ultraviolet rays from outdoor activities.
Vitamin D is classified into two forms (D2 and D3). Vitamin D2 is a form that is contained in plant foods and supplements, and vitamin D3 is a form that is synthesized in the skin by receiving ultraviolet rays or a form that is contained in animal foods.
The average recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 10-20 micrograms, and if you take less than this, fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, and joint stiffness may appear.
The researchers analyzed data from 105,000 cancer patients from 14 previously conducted vitamin D studies to investigate the correlation between vitamin D and cancer mortality.
The study found that cancer patients who consumed vitamin D3 daily had a 12% reduction in mortality compared to those who did not consume vitamin D3. These results were seen in patients taking vitamin D every day, rather than in patients taking large amounts of vitamin D all at once.
In particular, the effect of vitamin D was greatest in cancer patients aged 70 years or older. In addition, patients who took vitamin D3 before a cancer diagnosis were found to have a lower death rate after a cancer diagnosis.
Based on these results, the researchers concluded that vitamin D intake reduces cancer mortality.
Correspondent Lee Seung-jae of Medical Today (ecctomas@mdtoday.co.kr)
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