Vitamin D doesn't prevent heart attack or cancer, study says

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among seniors with a high risk of bone fractures, taking Vitamin D or calcium pills has no impact on their chances of dying from Cancer or vascular disease, researchers say in a new study. Vitamin D is considered beneficial for bone health, and earlier studies have found that having low vitamin D levels in the blood is tied to a greater chance of dying from heart problems (see Reuters Health reports of November 25, 2011 and June 24, 2011). The thinking, therefore, has been that taking extra vitamin D might cut that risk. ...read more..

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