Take more vitamin D to prevent breast cancer

A higher level of vitamin D in the blood than currently recommended can help prevent or significantly reduce the incidence of breast cancer and some other diseases.

Vitamin D3 molecular model.Photo: ScienceDaily.

Researchers at the University of California and Creighton University (USA) have just published the results of this study in the journal Anticancer Research .

Professor Cedric Garland of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California says that daily vitamin D needs for adults is 4,000 - 8,000 IU, which is the amount needed to maintain blood metabolite levels, it also helps 50% lower risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes. He was surprised to find that the amount of vitamin D needed to prevent disease is much higher than the minimum amount of vitamin 400 IU / day that has long been recommended for rickets.

Most researchers now believe that vitamin D levels of 40-60 ng / ml help prevent vitamin D deficiency and related diseases. Currently only 10% of Americans, mostly outdoor workers, use this dose.

According to a study published in December last year, safe amounts of vitamin D for children aged nine and older and adults is 4,000 IU / day, which is 1,000 for babies and children under nine years of age. - 3,000 IU / day.

According to Garland, the regulatory authority needs to reconsider safe vitamin D limits and a 10,000 IU / day salary should be taken as limiting the risk and the dose has significant health benefits.

Heaney advises that people should use more vitamin D to prevent certain diseases such as cancer, bone disease and some other serious diseases.