NEW YORK: A daily intake of vitamin D can keep the cancer away, or so says a new study. It reduces the risk of breast, colon and ovary cancer by up to half, according to a 40-year research review carried out at the University of California, San Diego.Vitamin D has been subject of interesting studies and there have been mounting evidence of its vital role in controlling heart and lung diseases, diabetes, hypertension, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis and now cancer. The vitamin, the natural source being the sun's rays, is also essential for bone health and protects against rickets in children and osteoporosis in the elderly. (Link)
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