Multivitamins shown to reduce risk of a very common cancer
I wonder if Christie Aschwanden’s e-mail inbox suddenly filled up a few days ago.
You may recall Christie’s name from the e-Alert “Hard to Digest” (4/12/10). I had to take Christie to task for writing a Readers Digest article that brimmed with ridiculous arguments against dietary supplement use, and multivitamin use in particular.
She compared belief in the value of multis to belief in the tooth fairy.
Well…then leave a dollar under my pillow because the tooth fairy is in business.
A new study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, shows that multivitamin use may cut breast cancer risk by more than 30 percent.
Other results of the study:
- Use of calcium supplements was linked to a 40 percent reduced risk in breast cancer
- Use of vitamin A, C, and E supplements were linked to slightly lower breast cancer risk
- Researchers say their results suggest that vitamin supplements are more effective at supporting cancer prevention when taken together rather than individually
You’ve got to wonder how many people saw that study and forwarded it to Christie. I hope it was a LOT!
More importantly, we can only hope that ALL her readers saw these results too!
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
Source:
“Multivitamins May Cut Breast Cancer Risk” Charlene Laino, WebMD Health News, 4/19/10, webmd.com
