Get In 2 Vitamin D

Welcome To Get Into Vitamin D! We hope that you find the information you are looking for!In an interesting twist on the vitamin D/breast cancer data, researchers interviewed breast cancer patients (and people who'd never had breast cancer) about their intake of vitamin D, cod liver oil, and sunshine. The study revealed that having gotten cod liver oil, vitamin D and sun exposure* from ages 10-19 is significantly associated with less chance of having breast cancer as an adult. Or, as the title explains, Early Vitamin D Intake Reduces Breast Cancer Risk. Reuters News reports: "Vitamin D from dietary intake and sunlight exposure early in life is associated with lower risks for both hormone receptor-positive breast cancers and hormone receptor-negative tumors, according to findings published in the October 15th issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology," (Am J Epidemiol 2008;168:915-924). Problems with the study? Mostly that it's based on recall (or remembering) what happened decades ago. Even so, the results are provocative, especially given the safety and other benefits from having an adequate vitamin D intake. So can we, as parents, do something NOW to protect teens against breast cancer? Consider giving your teen vitamin D supplements, cod liver oil, and/or mild, appropriate sun exposure. Having no breast cancer? Now there's a gift for life. *Sun, obviously, needs to be obtained in moderation - both because of the increased risks of skin cancer (and premature aging), as well as the fact that once you start burning, your body breaks down the vitamin D it has formed - defeating the whole purpose of mild sun exposure. Furthermore, if you live north of L.A./Atlanta, darkly-pigmented people actually cannot obtain enough vitamin D from the sun alone - most especially from November-May.