Food dyes are one of the most widely used and dangerous additives. While the European Union has recently placed regulations on labeling food dyes to inform consumers of the health risks, the United States has no such requirement.
Here are some of the most common food dyes used today, according to the Food Freedom Network:
BLUE #1 (BRILLIANT BLUE) An unpublished study suggested the possibility that Blue 1 caused kidney tumors in mice. What it's in: Baked goods, beverages, desert powers, candies, cereal, drugs, and other products.
BLUE #2 (INDIGO CARMINE) Causes a statistically significant incidence of tumors, particularly brain gliomas, in male rats. What it's in: Colored beverages, candies, pet food.
CITRUS RED #2 It's toxic to rodents at modest levels and caused tumors of the urinary ladder and possible other organs. What it's in: Skins of Florida oranges.
GREEN #3 (FAST GREEN) Caused significant increases in bladder and testes tumors in male rats. What it's in: Drugs, personal care products, cosmetic products except in eye areas, candies, beverages, ice cream, sorbet, ingested drugs, lipsticks, and externally applied cosmetics.
RED #3 (ERYTHROSINE) Recognized in 1990 by the FDA as a thyroid carcinogen in animals and is banned in cosmetics and externally applied drugs. What it's in: Sausage casings, oral medication, maraschino cherries, baked goods, candies.
RED #40 (ALLURA RED) This is the most widely used and consumed dye. It may accelerate the appearance of immune system tumors in mice. It also causes hypersensitivity (allergy-like) reactions in some consumers and mighty trigger hyperactivity in children. What it's in: Beverages, bakery goods, dessert powers, candies, cereals, foods, drugs and cosmetics.
YELLOW #5 (TARTRAZINE) Yellow 5 causes sometimes severe hypersensitivity reactions and might trigger hyperactivity and other behavioral effects in children. What it's in: Pet foods, numerous bakery goods, beverages, dessert powers, candies, cereals, gelatin desserts.
YELLOW #6 (SUNSET YELLOW) Caused adrenal tumors in animals and occasionally causes severe hypersensitivity reactions. What it's in: Color bakery goods, cereals, beverages, dessert powers, candies, gelatin deserts, sausages,cosmetics and drugs.
In CSPI's summary of studies on food dyes, you can see that some of the most commonly used food dyes may be linked to numerous forms of cancer. CSPI reported: "THE THREE MOST WIDELY USED DYES, RED 40, YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6 ARE CONTAMINATED WITH KNOW CARCINOGENS. ANOTHER DYE, RED 3, HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED FOR YEARS BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO BE A CARCINOGEN, YET IS STILL IN THE FOOD SUPPLY."
Every year, food manufacturers pour 15 million pounds of artificial food dyes into U S foods-and that amount only factors in eight different varieties, according to the Center for Science in the Cublic Interest (CSPI).
These dyes are so common in U.S. foods-especially kids' foods-that parents don't think twice about giving their children rainbow colored cereal or fluorescent blue "juice," and adults don't consider bright orange cheese puffs out of the ordinary.
Take one carefully designed, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the journal, The Lancet. It concluded that a variety of common food dyes, and the preservative sodium benzoate-found in many soft drinks, fruit juices and salad dressings-do in fact cause some children to become measurably more hyperactive and distractible.
THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT THE E-NUMBERED FOOD DYES DO AS MUCH DAMAGE TO CHILDREN'S BRAINS AS LEAD IN GASOLINE, RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN IQ.
The diet should include a range of vibrantly colored foods, but these foods should be the ones that are NATURALLY rich in color. Red bell peppers, purple eggplant, green spinach, blueberries, and rainbow chard are all examples of healthy foods whose bright colors are signs of the important nutrients they contain.
These are the food colors you need in your diet, not the man made varieties found in most processed foods. The good news is avoiding artificial food dyes is incredibly easy-just stick to whole fresh foods and avoid the processed ones!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Cut Your Risk of Death from Breast Cancer in Half
A healthful diet, regular physical exercise, appropriate sun exposure or oral supplements to optimize your vitamin D levels, and an effective means of managing your emotional health are the cornerstone of just about any cancer prevention program, including breast cancer.
Regular physical activity has been shown to decrease the likelihood of developing breast cancer, as well as decreasing your chances of dying from it by 50 percent, once diagnosed.
It is also important to watch out for excessive iron levels. Elevated iron is actually quite common once women get older. The extra iron works as a powerful oxidant, increasing free radicals in your body and thereby increasing your risk of cancer.
The best way to monitor your iron is to have your ferritin level draw. Ferritin is the iron transport protein and should not be above 80. If your is elevated, you can reduce it simply by donating your blood.
The following lifestyle strategies will help you to further lower your breast cancer risk:
OPTIMIZE YOUR VITAMIN D Vitamin D influences virtually every cell in your body and is one of nature's most potent cancer fighters.This is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself from cancer.
Vitamin D is actually able to enter cancer cells and trigger apoptosis (cell death). When JoEllen Welsh, a researcher with the State University of New York at Albany, injected a potent form of vitamin D into human breast cancer cells, half of them shriveled up and died within days! The vitamin D worked as well at killing cancer cells as the toxic breast cancer drug Tamoxifen, without any of the detrimental side effects and at a tiny fraction of the cost.
GET PLENTY OF NATURAL VITAMIN A There is evidence that vitamin A also plays a roll in preventing breast cancer. It's best to obtain it from vitamin A rich foods, rather than a supplement. Your best sources are organic egg yolks, raw butter, raw whole milk, and beef or chicken liver.
AVOID CHARRING YOUR MEATS Charcoal or flame broiled meat is linked with increased breast cancer risk. Acrylamide-a carcinogen created when starchy foods are baked, roasted or fried-has been found to increase breast cancer risk as well.
AVOID UNFERMENTED SOY PRODUCTS. Unfermented soy is high in plant estrogens, or phytoestrogens, also knows as isoflavones. In some studies, soy appears to work in concert with human estrogen to increase breast cell proliferation, which increases the cancer for mutations and cancerous cells.
MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT This will come naturally when you begin eating right for your nutritional type and exercising. It's important to lose excess body fat because fat produces estrogen.
GET PLENTY OF HIGH QUALITY ANIMAL BASED OMEGA-3 FATS Omega-3 deficiency is a common underlying factor for cancer.
CURCUMIN This is the active ingredient in turmeric and in high concentrations can be very useful in the treatment of breast cancer.
Regular physical activity has been shown to decrease the likelihood of developing breast cancer, as well as decreasing your chances of dying from it by 50 percent, once diagnosed.
It is also important to watch out for excessive iron levels. Elevated iron is actually quite common once women get older. The extra iron works as a powerful oxidant, increasing free radicals in your body and thereby increasing your risk of cancer.
The best way to monitor your iron is to have your ferritin level draw. Ferritin is the iron transport protein and should not be above 80. If your is elevated, you can reduce it simply by donating your blood.
The following lifestyle strategies will help you to further lower your breast cancer risk:
OPTIMIZE YOUR VITAMIN D Vitamin D influences virtually every cell in your body and is one of nature's most potent cancer fighters.This is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself from cancer.
Vitamin D is actually able to enter cancer cells and trigger apoptosis (cell death). When JoEllen Welsh, a researcher with the State University of New York at Albany, injected a potent form of vitamin D into human breast cancer cells, half of them shriveled up and died within days! The vitamin D worked as well at killing cancer cells as the toxic breast cancer drug Tamoxifen, without any of the detrimental side effects and at a tiny fraction of the cost.
GET PLENTY OF NATURAL VITAMIN A There is evidence that vitamin A also plays a roll in preventing breast cancer. It's best to obtain it from vitamin A rich foods, rather than a supplement. Your best sources are organic egg yolks, raw butter, raw whole milk, and beef or chicken liver.
AVOID CHARRING YOUR MEATS Charcoal or flame broiled meat is linked with increased breast cancer risk. Acrylamide-a carcinogen created when starchy foods are baked, roasted or fried-has been found to increase breast cancer risk as well.
AVOID UNFERMENTED SOY PRODUCTS. Unfermented soy is high in plant estrogens, or phytoestrogens, also knows as isoflavones. In some studies, soy appears to work in concert with human estrogen to increase breast cell proliferation, which increases the cancer for mutations and cancerous cells.
MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT This will come naturally when you begin eating right for your nutritional type and exercising. It's important to lose excess body fat because fat produces estrogen.
GET PLENTY OF HIGH QUALITY ANIMAL BASED OMEGA-3 FATS Omega-3 deficiency is a common underlying factor for cancer.
CURCUMIN This is the active ingredient in turmeric and in high concentrations can be very useful in the treatment of breast cancer.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Astaxanthin Supplements reduce chances of Dementia
Daily supplements of astaxanthin, the pigment that gives salmon its pink color, can reduce the abnormal accumulation of compounds associated with dementia, says a new study from Japan.
Astaxanthin supplements were associated with significant reductions in levels of compounds called phospholipid hydroperoxides (PLOOH), known to accumulate abnormally in the red blood cells (erythocytes) of people with dementia, compared with a placebo.
Most astaxanthin is derived from the algae, Haematococcus pluvialis, which is commonly consumed by fish and crustaceans and is responsible for their pink coloration.
Astaxanthin's main health benefits are eye and skin health although it has been linked to joint health and central nervous system health and is said to have an antioxidant payload 500 times that of vitamin E.
It is interesting to note that taking astaxanthin supplements for as short of time as twelve weeks can reduce PLOOHs in the blood by as much as 40 to 50 percent.
Astaxanthin supplements were associated with significant reductions in levels of compounds called phospholipid hydroperoxides (PLOOH), known to accumulate abnormally in the red blood cells (erythocytes) of people with dementia, compared with a placebo.
Most astaxanthin is derived from the algae, Haematococcus pluvialis, which is commonly consumed by fish and crustaceans and is responsible for their pink coloration.
Astaxanthin's main health benefits are eye and skin health although it has been linked to joint health and central nervous system health and is said to have an antioxidant payload 500 times that of vitamin E.
It is interesting to note that taking astaxanthin supplements for as short of time as twelve weeks can reduce PLOOHs in the blood by as much as 40 to 50 percent.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
The Health Benefits of Curcumin-the Pigment in Curry Spice
In India where turmeric is widely used, the prevalence of four common US cancers-colon, breast, prostate and lung- IS TEN TIMES LOWER. In fact, prostate cancer, which is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in US men, is rare in India and this is attributed, in part, to the curcumin in turmeric.
Numberous studies have looked into this potential cancer fighting link, with promising results. For instance, cucumin has been found to:
Inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells
Inhibit the transformation of cells from normal to tumor
Help your body destroy mutated cancer cells so they cannot spread throughout your body
Decrease inflammation
Enhance liver function
Inhibit the synthesis of a protein thought to be instrumental in tumor formation
Prevent the development of additional blood supply necessary for cancer cell growth
According to researches from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, curcumin blocks a key biological pathway needed for development of melanoma and other cancers.
The spice actually stops laboratory strains of melanoma from proliferating and pushes the cancer cells to commit suicide by shutting down nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB), a powerful protein known to induce abnormal inflammatory response that leads to an assortment of disorders such as arthritis and cancer.
CURCUMIN RELIEVES PAIN AND INFLAMMATION FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS
A study shows that curcumin can relieve pain and increase mobility in patients with osteoarthritis. It can also reduce a series of inflammatory markers.
100 patients with osteoarthritis were divided in two groups. The first group was given the best available treatment and the second group was given the same treatment plug 200 mg of the curcunin formulation each day.
According to IFT: "The results showed that the curcumin treated group had a reduction in pain and increased mobility.
Curcumin has been shown to influence more than 700 genes, and it can inhibit both the activity and the synthesis of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and 5-lipooxygenase (5-LOX), as well as other enzymes that have been implicated inflammation.
Numberous studies have looked into this potential cancer fighting link, with promising results. For instance, cucumin has been found to:
Inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells
Inhibit the transformation of cells from normal to tumor
Help your body destroy mutated cancer cells so they cannot spread throughout your body
Decrease inflammation
Enhance liver function
Inhibit the synthesis of a protein thought to be instrumental in tumor formation
Prevent the development of additional blood supply necessary for cancer cell growth
According to researches from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, curcumin blocks a key biological pathway needed for development of melanoma and other cancers.
The spice actually stops laboratory strains of melanoma from proliferating and pushes the cancer cells to commit suicide by shutting down nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB), a powerful protein known to induce abnormal inflammatory response that leads to an assortment of disorders such as arthritis and cancer.
CURCUMIN RELIEVES PAIN AND INFLAMMATION FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS
A study shows that curcumin can relieve pain and increase mobility in patients with osteoarthritis. It can also reduce a series of inflammatory markers.
100 patients with osteoarthritis were divided in two groups. The first group was given the best available treatment and the second group was given the same treatment plug 200 mg of the curcunin formulation each day.
According to IFT: "The results showed that the curcumin treated group had a reduction in pain and increased mobility.
Curcumin has been shown to influence more than 700 genes, and it can inhibit both the activity and the synthesis of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) and 5-lipooxygenase (5-LOX), as well as other enzymes that have been implicated inflammation.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Five Top Secrets to Avoid Getting Sick
OPTIMIZE YOUR VITAMIN D3
This takes the number one position for a reason: if you're vitamin-D3 deficient, and many are, your immune system will not activate to do its job.
Vitamin D3 also functions in many different tissues and affects a large number of different diseases and health conditions. So far, scientists have found about 3,000 genes that are regulated by vitamin D3.
Just one example of an important gene that Vitamin D3 regulates is your ability to fight infections, including the flu. It produces over 200 antimicrobial peptides, the most important of which is cathelicidin, a naturally occurring broad spectrum antibiotic. At least five studies show an inverse association between lower respiratory tract infections and vitamin D3 levels. That is, the higher your vitamin D3 level, the lower your risk of contracting colds, flu, and other respiratory tract infections.
Plus, studies have shown you can decrease your risk of cancer by MORE THAN HALF and lower your risk of many other common diseases like diabetes, heart disease, depression, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease-simply by optimizing your vitamin D3 levels.
OPTIMIZE YOUR INSULIN AND LEPTIN LEVELS
Eating sugar and grains will increase your insulin level, which is one of the fastest ways to get sick and also experience premature aging. Leptin is another heavyweight hormone associated with disease and the aging process.
Like your insulin levels, if your leptin levels become elevated, your body systems will develop a resistance to this hormone, which will wreck havoc in you body.
EXERCISE
If you are exercising regularly, just as if your vitamin D3 levels are optimized, the likelihood of your acquiring an upper respiratory infection decreases quite dramatically, and studies have clearly show this.
In one such study, staying active cut the risk of having a cold by 50 percent, and cut the severity of symptoms by 31 percent among those who did catch a cold. The researchers noted that each round of exercise may lead to a boost in circulating immune system cells that could help ward of a cold virus.
It is a well know fact that exercise improves the circulation of immune cells in your blood. The job of these cells is to neutralize pathogens throughout your body. The better these cells circulate, the more efficient your immune system is at locating and defending against viruses and diseases trying to attack your body.
Upon reviewing 40 papers published between 2006 and 2010, researchers found that exercise reduces he risk of about two dozen health conditions, ranging from cancer and heart disease to type 2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and depression.
EAT PLENTY OF RAW FOOD
One of the most important aspects of a healthy diet that is frequently overlooked is the issue of eating your food uncooked, in its natural raw state.
Unfortunately, as you may be aware, over 90 percent of the food purchased by Americans is processed. And when you're consuming these kinds of denatured and chemically altered foods, it's no surprise we have an epidemic of chronic and degenerative diseases, not to mention way too many cases of colds and flu.
LEARN TO COPE WITH STRESS
Many people with serious chronic illnesses have had previous emotional stress that contributed to their problem.And for most of the serious illnesses, the trauma stems back to their childhood.
But according to a least one recent study, it doesn't take serious trauma to cause these changes. Even normal everyday emotional experiences can have a detrimental impact ion your future health.
Emotional stressors can also predispose you to an infection while making cold symptoms worse. Finding ways to manage daily stress as well as your reactions to circumstances beyond your control will contribute to a strong and resilient immune system.
This takes the number one position for a reason: if you're vitamin-D3 deficient, and many are, your immune system will not activate to do its job.
Vitamin D3 also functions in many different tissues and affects a large number of different diseases and health conditions. So far, scientists have found about 3,000 genes that are regulated by vitamin D3.
Just one example of an important gene that Vitamin D3 regulates is your ability to fight infections, including the flu. It produces over 200 antimicrobial peptides, the most important of which is cathelicidin, a naturally occurring broad spectrum antibiotic. At least five studies show an inverse association between lower respiratory tract infections and vitamin D3 levels. That is, the higher your vitamin D3 level, the lower your risk of contracting colds, flu, and other respiratory tract infections.
Plus, studies have shown you can decrease your risk of cancer by MORE THAN HALF and lower your risk of many other common diseases like diabetes, heart disease, depression, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease-simply by optimizing your vitamin D3 levels.
OPTIMIZE YOUR INSULIN AND LEPTIN LEVELS
Eating sugar and grains will increase your insulin level, which is one of the fastest ways to get sick and also experience premature aging. Leptin is another heavyweight hormone associated with disease and the aging process.
Like your insulin levels, if your leptin levels become elevated, your body systems will develop a resistance to this hormone, which will wreck havoc in you body.
EXERCISE
If you are exercising regularly, just as if your vitamin D3 levels are optimized, the likelihood of your acquiring an upper respiratory infection decreases quite dramatically, and studies have clearly show this.
In one such study, staying active cut the risk of having a cold by 50 percent, and cut the severity of symptoms by 31 percent among those who did catch a cold. The researchers noted that each round of exercise may lead to a boost in circulating immune system cells that could help ward of a cold virus.
It is a well know fact that exercise improves the circulation of immune cells in your blood. The job of these cells is to neutralize pathogens throughout your body. The better these cells circulate, the more efficient your immune system is at locating and defending against viruses and diseases trying to attack your body.
Upon reviewing 40 papers published between 2006 and 2010, researchers found that exercise reduces he risk of about two dozen health conditions, ranging from cancer and heart disease to type 2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and depression.
EAT PLENTY OF RAW FOOD
One of the most important aspects of a healthy diet that is frequently overlooked is the issue of eating your food uncooked, in its natural raw state.
Unfortunately, as you may be aware, over 90 percent of the food purchased by Americans is processed. And when you're consuming these kinds of denatured and chemically altered foods, it's no surprise we have an epidemic of chronic and degenerative diseases, not to mention way too many cases of colds and flu.
LEARN TO COPE WITH STRESS
Many people with serious chronic illnesses have had previous emotional stress that contributed to their problem.And for most of the serious illnesses, the trauma stems back to their childhood.
But according to a least one recent study, it doesn't take serious trauma to cause these changes. Even normal everyday emotional experiences can have a detrimental impact ion your future health.
Emotional stressors can also predispose you to an infection while making cold symptoms worse. Finding ways to manage daily stress as well as your reactions to circumstances beyond your control will contribute to a strong and resilient immune system.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Processed Meats and Cancer
A review of more than 7,000 clinical studies examining the connection between diet and cancer came to a stark conclusion: No one should eat processed meats.
The World Cancer Research Fund came to the following conclusion: "There is strong evidence that processed meats are causes of bowel cancer, and that there is no amount of processed meat that can be confidently show not to increase risk. Try to avoid processed meats such as bacon, ham, salami, pastrami, pepperoni, hot dogs, corned beef, and some sausages."
Processed meats are those preserved by smoking, curing or salting, or the addition of chemical preservatives such as as nitrates. The nitrates found in processed meats are frequently converted into nitrosamines, which are clearly associated with an increased risk of certain cancers.
meats cooked at high temperatures, as many processed meats often are, can also contain as many as 20 different kinds of heterocyclic amines, or HCAs for short. These substances are also linked to cancer. In terms of HCAs, the worst part of the meat is the blackened section, which is why you should always avoid charring your meat, and never eat blackened sections.
Many processed meats are also smoked as part of the curing process and smoking is a well-known cause of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which enter your food during the smoking process.
There may be other factors at play as well, but at the very least it's known that eating processed meats exposes you to at least three cancer-causing substances: Nitrates and Nitrites (leading to nitrosamines), heterocyclic amines, and ploycyclic aromic hydrocarbons.
A 2007 analysis by WCRF found that EATING JUST ONE SAUSAGE A DAY can significantly raise your risk of bowel cancer. Specifically, 1.8 ounces of processed meat daily-about one sausage or three pieces of bacon-raises the likelihood of the cancer by 20 percent.
Other studies have also found that processed meats increase your risk of:
Colon cancer by 50 percent
Bladder cancer by 59 percent
Stomach cancer by 38 percent
Pancreatic cancer by 67 percent
Hot dogs, bacon, salami and other processed meats may also increase your risk of diabetes by 50 percent, and lower your lung function and increase your risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
People who eat processed meats regularly also tend to eat fewer vegetables than others.
The World Cancer Research Fund came to the following conclusion: "There is strong evidence that processed meats are causes of bowel cancer, and that there is no amount of processed meat that can be confidently show not to increase risk. Try to avoid processed meats such as bacon, ham, salami, pastrami, pepperoni, hot dogs, corned beef, and some sausages."
Processed meats are those preserved by smoking, curing or salting, or the addition of chemical preservatives such as as nitrates. The nitrates found in processed meats are frequently converted into nitrosamines, which are clearly associated with an increased risk of certain cancers.
meats cooked at high temperatures, as many processed meats often are, can also contain as many as 20 different kinds of heterocyclic amines, or HCAs for short. These substances are also linked to cancer. In terms of HCAs, the worst part of the meat is the blackened section, which is why you should always avoid charring your meat, and never eat blackened sections.
Many processed meats are also smoked as part of the curing process and smoking is a well-known cause of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which enter your food during the smoking process.
There may be other factors at play as well, but at the very least it's known that eating processed meats exposes you to at least three cancer-causing substances: Nitrates and Nitrites (leading to nitrosamines), heterocyclic amines, and ploycyclic aromic hydrocarbons.
A 2007 analysis by WCRF found that EATING JUST ONE SAUSAGE A DAY can significantly raise your risk of bowel cancer. Specifically, 1.8 ounces of processed meat daily-about one sausage or three pieces of bacon-raises the likelihood of the cancer by 20 percent.
Other studies have also found that processed meats increase your risk of:
Colon cancer by 50 percent
Bladder cancer by 59 percent
Stomach cancer by 38 percent
Pancreatic cancer by 67 percent
Hot dogs, bacon, salami and other processed meats may also increase your risk of diabetes by 50 percent, and lower your lung function and increase your risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
People who eat processed meats regularly also tend to eat fewer vegetables than others.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Vitamin D3 Protects Against Endometrial Cancers
Increased dietary intakes of vitamin D3 can prevent the cancer causing effects of obesity by up to 42 percent, according to researchers.
Vitamin D3 has been shown to be helpful in a number of cancers, but for endometrial cancer, our study suggests it protect only against cancer that develops due to obesity, said Dr Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, lead investigator of the research and Professor of Oncology at Georgetown University.
Endometrial cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women, with over 41,000 new diagnoses in the United States each year.
Exposure to high estrogen levels is the main risk for endometrial cancer. Another major factor is obesity, which is know to elevate chances of developing the cancer by between three and five fold.
The connection between vitamin D3 intake and cancer protection dates from the 1940s when Frank Apperly demonstrated a link between latitude (how far north you are from the equator)and deaths from cancer-suggesting that sunlight gave "a relative cancer immunity". SINCE THEN NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN VITAMIN D3 AND LOWER RISKS OF MANY CANCERS.
Vitamin D3 has been shown to be helpful in a number of cancers, but for endometrial cancer, our study suggests it protect only against cancer that develops due to obesity, said Dr Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, lead investigator of the research and Professor of Oncology at Georgetown University.
Endometrial cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women, with over 41,000 new diagnoses in the United States each year.
Exposure to high estrogen levels is the main risk for endometrial cancer. Another major factor is obesity, which is know to elevate chances of developing the cancer by between three and five fold.
The connection between vitamin D3 intake and cancer protection dates from the 1940s when Frank Apperly demonstrated a link between latitude (how far north you are from the equator)and deaths from cancer-suggesting that sunlight gave "a relative cancer immunity". SINCE THEN NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE SUGGESTED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN VITAMIN D3 AND LOWER RISKS OF MANY CANCERS.
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