{"id":12243,"date":"2019-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/nutrition-vitamin-supplements-cancer\/"},"modified":"2019-04-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T00:00:00","slug":"nutrition-vitamin-supplements-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/nutrition-vitamin-supplements-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Supplements Cause Cancer? Here's What a New Study Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
You might want to shift your focus from your morning supplement routine to your diet if you're looking to reap the benefits of vitamins<\/a>, a new study says. Researchers at Tufts University have found that nutrients from food are associated with living longer—but the same can't be said for vitamin supplements.<\/p>\n The researchers analyzed data on more than 27,000 adults in the U.S. to evaluate the link between dietary supplements and mortality. They found that the "lower risk of death associated with adequate nutrient intakes<\/a> of vitamin K and magnesium was limited to nutrients from foods, not from supplements," a statement on the research says.<\/p>\n Additionally, the researchers found that getting enough vitamin K, vitamin A, and zinc via a balanced diet lowers your chances of having cardiovascular disease. Getting enough of those three via pills, though, doesn't have the same effect. On top of that, the researchers found that getting too much calcium from supplements<\/a>—defined as at least 1,000 milligrams a day—increases your risk of dying of cancer. But that relationship doesn't exist if you're getting that much calcium from food, the study found.<\/p>\n Another interesting finding from the new research: If you take vitamin D<\/a> without being vitamin D deficient, you could be increasing your chances of dying of cancer. However, more studies are needed to solidify this finding, the researchers warn.<\/p>\n RELATED: Vitamins: What to Take, What to Skip<\/strong><\/p>\n "As potential benefits and harms of supplement use continue to be studied, some studies have found associations between excess nutrient intake and adverse outcomes, including increased risk of certain cancers," Fang Fang Zhang, MD, PhD, lead author of the new research, explained in a statement. "Our results support the idea that, while supplement use contributes to an increased level of total nutrient intake, there are beneficial associations with nutrients from foods that aren't seen with supplements<\/a>."<\/p>\n To be clear, there are a handful of legitimate reasons to take supplements. For example, you might want to consider taking zinc, copper, and B vitamins if you have inflammatory bowel disease. If you have osteoporosis, it's possible that you'll benefit from taking vitamin D and calcium. But most of us can probably get the vitamins and nutrients we need from eating a variety of nutritious whole foods, Heather Caplan, RD, previously told Health<\/em>.<\/p>\n RELATED: 3 Things People Get Completely Wrong About Vitamin Supplements<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n