Vit D + Research Update

January 13, 2006

Lee Swanson

Research Update

January 12, 2006

Dear Friends and Valued Customers,

Usually relegated to playing second fiddle to the mineral calcium,

vitamin D is a great health promoter on its own. In fact, recent

studies show that vitamin D may help prevent certain cancers and

boost lung health.

The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood

levels of calcium. By promoting calcium absorption, vitamin D helps

to form and maintain strong bones. Low vitamin D levels however,

have been linked to an increased risk of osteoporosis, high blood

pressure and diabetes.

Now researchers are finding that vitamin D deficiency may play a

role in premature deaths from colon, breast, ovarian and prostate

cancer. Plus, low levels of vitamin D also appear to decrease the

body’s support for healthy lungs. I have included two studies

dealing with these subjects. Find out how important healthy levels

of vitamin D are in the body.

As always, I wish you the very best of health,

Lee Swanson

Vitamin D supplementation may help prevent certain cancers

Sufficient levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream are

associated with a reduced risk of cancer, according to a

meta-analysis published online by the American Journal of

Public Health. Researchers said that vitamin D deficiency may

be responsible for “several thousand premature deaths” from

colon, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer each year.

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