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According to this WebMD article; “Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention?”, getting enough vitamin D might cut colon cancer and breast cancer in North America, according to a new research review. The reviewers also suggest that adults should daily take 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D -- in a form called vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) -- to help prevent some cancers, including colon cancer and breast cancer. But that's not a prescription or a guarantee. The review is based on observational studies, which didn't directly test vitamin D for cancer prevention. (By Miranda Hitti, WebMD Health News and Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD). Substantial information exists about the links between certain types of cancers and nutrition. It is important to note that other lifestyle factors, such as smoking, alcohol use, exercise level and obesity also play a role in the risk of developing cancer. With all of this information on how lifestyle contributes to the factors which result in getting cancer, and ways to the risk of getting cancer; can vitamin D help prevent cancer? There are studies that suggest vitamin D has a role, but in the end the evidence is all but conclusive; and we do know many Americans Lack Enough Vitamin D. The next case presents the age old question of Quantity vs. Quality when eating a “well balanced meal”, in which we always seem to have a dilemma. (American Cancer Society: see citations below) It is most certain that in the case of disease prevent and what good nutrition hold for us, we always push toward the latter of the two; for example: it may be smart to that life styles that involve diets high in fruits and vegetables have been associated with reduced risk of cancer, can be beneficial to many of us attempting to achieve this type of lifestyle. On the flip side those of us who are taking the opposite route will not. The quality of the food we eat is very important in one aspect as is the quantity of the food we are eating. It does not help to eat vegetables one day of the week and fast foods the rest of the week , thinking we have our fill of nutrients. We only benefit when we combine both quality and quantity. So when we think about disease prevention and the diet we have, there are many critical factors to pay attention to. How much are we getting from our whole foods and are we getting any whole food at all? When rushing around do we automatically rush to fast foods or can we plan and prepare better to eat healthier foods? How much exercise are we getting, how much rest are we getting, and are we taking into account of use of time to get foods that are properly prepared? These are just some of the factors we need to consider and be sure that quality and quantity don’t clash as a result of our own nutritional mismanagement.

References:
American Cancer Society (2007). Food and Fitness.
Citations: "The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention." Published online Dec. 27, 2005 and in the February, 2006, American Journal of Public Health (Vol. 96, No. 2:9-18). First author: Cedric F. Garland, DrPH, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
"Vitamin D and prevention of colorectal cancer." Published in the October, 2005, Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Vol. 97, No.1-2:179-194). First author: Edward D. Gorham, PhD, MPH, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego.