The Fever Lever Center

Reducing the risk of various types of cancer by taking Vitamin D has been under the microscope a lot lately. It’s actually been a hot topic for researchers for many years. Recent studies show a positive link. Studies published by the University of California in 2005, with a review in 2006, indicated that a daily oral intake of 1000 IU Vitamin D can reduce the risk (by up to 50%) of several types of cancer, including:

• colon
• breast
• ovarian

In the fall of 2006, in a study led by researchers at Northwestern and Harvard Universities, consumption of Vitamin D tablets was found to cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half. In fact, just by taking the recommended daily allowance of 400 IU the risk was reduced by 43%. Noting that areas with greater sunlight exposure have lower incidence of prostate, breast and colon cancers led them to investigate Vitamin D’s potential for fighting the risk of pancreatic cancer.

The published study also advised that further research would be necessary to determine if ingesting Vitamin D from dietary sources, like eggs, liver, fatty fish or fortified dairy products, or through sun exposure might be preferable to multivitamin supplements.

Vitamin D is normally manufactured in the body, through exposure to sunlight, however, with time in the sun limited by most people, for a variety of reasons ranging from longer workdays, shorter days of sunlight, and concerns about skin cancer caused by sun exposure, it’s become quite difficult for most people to get the amount of sunshine they need for their bodies to manufacture the amount of Vitamin D that is required by the body to reduce the risk of various other types of cancer. And although vitamin supplements are a current option, there is another source.

While there are not many foods that contain a significant amount of Vitamin D (enough to meet the daily requirement) there are a few foods that are an excellent, high source. So, if you’d prefer to go natural to get your Vitamin D, you can look to the following to get your daily allowance:

• fatty fish
• eggs
• fortified milk
• liver

Clover Leaf Wild Salmon is one of the best sources you’ll find of Vitamin D and it comes in a variety of sizes, even a snack size premixed with light dressing. Getting enough Vitamin D in your daily diet to reduce your risk of cancer just got a lot easier.