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Last century they insisted Vitamin C prevents/cures cancer. This century it's Vitamin D with the same level of insistence. Don't hold your breath. Abstract s
by ck2 3y ago
Last century they insisted Vitamin C prevents/cures cancer.
This century it's Vitamin D with the same level of insistence.
Don't hold your breath.
Abstract says it all: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20799507/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20799507/
- reducesuffering 3y agoYou know that both of these are called "Vitamins" because they are essential to human health? You will have increased risk of many health problems with deficiencies.
- bregma 3y agoNot enough is bad so more than enough must be better?
- reducesuffering 3y agoTFA starts with "Vitamin D deficiency is widespread worldwide and is particularly common among cancer patients." and concludes "in the summary of the ten studies with daily dosing, the researchers determined a statistically significant twelve percent reduction in cancer mortality." So yes, not enough is bad, and many require supplementation to get to an ideal level. Nowhere was anyone proposing overdosing.
- thenerdhead 3y agoAbstract literally says vitamin C has potential as a cancer-fighting agent and protective against certain types of cancers too.