People who have a normal or high level of vitamin D in their blood, especially women, have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than those who have a low level of this vitamin, according to an international study published in the journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, reports EFE on Tuesday.
Several research institutes and Spanish universities have collaborated in this study, including the Human Nutrition Unit at the University of Valencia and the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), Noi.md reports with reference to agerpres.ro.
For this study, the authors used epidemiological research to assess the association of low vitamin D levels and colorectal cancer among several populations around the world.
Half of the patients studied were from the United States and a third were European citizens, and the study period of the participants ranged “between 4 and 20 years”.
Other additional analyzes were performed to validate the conclusions obtained.
The investigation concluded that vitamin D may play a chemo-protective role in the malignant transformation of colorectal cancer and / or in the progression of this type of cancer.
“This study lays the groundwork for further efforts in the future to determine, through other studies, the possible mechanisms involved in the development of colorectal cancer in association with low vitamin D levels,” said Jordi Salas-Salvadó, head of the Unit. of Human Nutrition at the University of Valencia.
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